May 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
May 10 – Eastern Orthodox Church calendar – May 12
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 24 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 28.
Saints
- Martyr Evellius, under Nero (66)[1][2]
- Martyrs Maximus, Bassus, and Fabius (284–305)[2][3]
- Hieromartyr Mocius (Mucius), presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia, beheaded in Byzantium (288)[4][5]
- Martyr Armodius.[6][note 2]
- Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlighteners of the Slavs (869, 885)[4][7][8] (see also: July 17 )
- Saints Clement of Ohrid (916), Sabbas (10th century), Angelarius (Angelyar) (c. 886), Gorazd (896), and Naum of Preslav (910) — Disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius and missionaries of the Slavs, Wonderworkers and Equal-to-the-Apostles.[9] (see also: July 27 )
- Saint Rostislav the Prince of Greater Moravia, Confessor of the Faith and Equal-to-the-Apostles (870)[4][8][10] (see also: October 29)
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Hieromartyr Anthimus of Rome, and martyrs Sisinius the deacon with Diocletius and Florentius (disciples of St. Anthimus), (284–305)[2][11][12]
- Saint Principia of Rome, a holy virgin in Rome and disciple of St Marcella (420)[12]
- Saint Mammertus, Archbishop of Vienne (475)[12][13][14]
- Saint Possessor of Verdun, Bishop of Verdun, he and his flock were greatly troubled by the barbarian invasions of Franks, Vandals and Goths (c. 486)[12]
- Saint Tudy (Tudinus, Tegwin, Thetgo), a disciple of St Brioc in Brittany (5th century)[12]
- Saint Credan of Cornwall, hogherd.[15]
- Saint Gangulphus (760)[12][16]
- Saint Fremund of Dunstable, Anglo-Saxon hermit, killed by his kinsman Oswy with the help of Danish invaders who had also murdered King Edmund (866)[12][17]
- Saint Odo of Cluny, the second Abbot of Cluny (942)[12]
- Saint Mayeul (Majolus, Maieul), Abbot of Cluny (994)[4][12][18]
- Saint Odilo of Cluny (1049)[12]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Martyrs Olympia, Abbess of Mytilene, and nun Euphrosyne (1235)[4][19][20]
- Saint Sophronius of the Kiev Caves, recluse (13th century)[4][21][22][note 3]
- Saint Nicodemus of Pec, Archbishop of Serbia (1324)[4][23]
- Hieromartyr Joseph, first Metropolitan of Astrakhan (1672)[4][24][25][note 4]
- Blessed Christopher of Georgia (Christesias), monk at the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, at the David Gareja monastery complex, "The Thebaid of Georgia" (1771)[4][26][27]
- New Martyr Dioscorus (Dioscorides) the New, of Smyrna, by beheading.[4][28][29]
- New Martyr Argyrus (Argyrus, Argyres) of Thessalonica (1806)[4][29][30]
- Saint Theophylact, Bishop of Stavropol and Ekaterinodar (1872)[4][31]
- Venerable Saint Dionisie (Ignat) of Mount Athos, who lived at the Holy Cell of St. George at Kolitsou, under Vatopedi Monastery (2004)[32][33][note 5][note 6]
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Michael Belorossov, priest (1920)[8][29][34]
- New Hieromartyr Alexander (Petrovsky), Archbishop of Kharkov (1940)[4][8][35][36][note 7]
Other commemorations
- Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople as Capital of the Roman Empire (330)[4][37][38]
- Consecration of the first Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, erected by Princess Olga (960)[39][40]
- "Chelnsk" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.[4]
Icon gallery
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Hieromartyr Mocius, Presbyter of Amphipolis.
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Saints Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equals-to-the-Apostles.
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The Seven Apostles.
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St. Clement of Ohrid.
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Saint Naum of Preslav.
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St. Rostislav the Prince of Great Moravia, Confessor of the Faith.
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St. Mamertus, Archbishop of Vienne (right).
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St. Gangulphus of Burgundy.
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St. Odo of Cluny.
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St. Majolus of Cluny.
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Hieromartyr Joseph, first Metropolitan of Astrakhan.
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New Hieromartyr Alexander (Petrovsky), Abp. of Kharkov.
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New Hieromartyr Alexander (Petrovsky), Abp. of Kharkov.
Notes
- ^ The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar"). - ^ The Holy martyr Armodius is unknown in the Synaxaristes and Menaia, however his memory is preserved in an 11th-century codex from the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Greek: μονῆς Κρυπτοφέρρης) near Rome.
- ^ See also March 11.
- ^ See: (in Russian) Иосиф (митрополит Астраханский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
- ^ He was glorified by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on August 31, 2025. The official communiqué of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was as follows:
(in Greek) "Ἐπίσης ἀπεφάσισεν ὁμοφώνως, εἰσηγήσει τῆς Κανονικῆς Ἐπιτροπῆς, τήν κατάταξιν εἰς τό ἁγιολόγιον τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῶν ἐν Ἄθωνι ἀσκησάντων ὁσιακῆς βιοτῆς Διονυσίου Βατοπαιδινοῦ, τοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἱερῷ Κελλίῳ Ἁγίου Γεωργίου Κολιτσοῦ, καί Πετρωνίου Ἱερομονάχου, Δικαίου τῆς Ἱερᾶς Σκήτης Τιμίου Προδρόμου, τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Μεγίστης Λαύρας, τῆς μνήμης αὐτῶν τελουμένης τοῦ μέν πρώτου, τῇ 11ῃ Μαΐου, τοῦ δέ δευτέρου, τῇ 24ῃ Φεβρουαρίου ἑκάστου ἔτους."[33]
- ^ See: (in Romanian) Dionisie Ignat. Wikipedia. (Romanian Wikipedia).
- ^ See: (in Russian) Александр (Петровский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
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- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. GENGULF, M. (ABOUT A.D. 760.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 151-154.
- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. FREMUND, K.M. (CIRC. A.D. 796.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 154.
- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MAJOLUS, AB. (A.D. 994.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 154-156.
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- ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Σωφρόνιος ὁ Ἔγκλειστος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ^ St Joseph the Metropolitan of Astrakhan. OCA – Feasts and Saints.
- ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Χριστόφορος ἐκ Γεωργίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Blessed Christopher, called Christesia. OCA – Feasts and Saints.
- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Διόσκορος ὁ Νέος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεοφύλακτος Ἐπίσκοπος Σταυρουπόλεως. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ^ Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople. OCA – Feasts and Saints.
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Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 11 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 11 Μαΐου Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
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- (in Russian) 24 мая (11 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia – Pravenc.ru).
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