May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 15 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 17

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 29 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For May 16th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 3.

• Hieromartyr Alexander of Jerusalem, Archbishop (251)^{[1][2][note 2]}
• Saint Papylinus the Martyr, by the sword.^[4][5]
• Martyrs Bachtisius, Isaac and Symeon of Persia (339)^{[1][6][note 3]}
• Saint Theodore the Sanctified of Tabennisi, disciple of Saint Pachomios the Great (367)^[1][7]
• Martyrs Abda (Audas) and Abdjesus (Audiesus), successive bishops of Beth-Kashkar, and 38 other martyrs in the Persian Empire, under Ardashir II (376), including:^{[1][8][9][note 4]}

• 16 priests, 9 deacons, 6 monks, and 7 unnamed virgins, in Persia.

• Saint Neadius (Neadios), Bishop and Wonderworker.^{[5][10][note 5]}
• Saint Bardas, founder of the monastery of the Forerunner in Petra, Constantinople (5th-6th century)^[1][12]
• Martyrdom of the 44 Holy Sabaite fathers, monk-martyrs of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, massacred by the Bedouins (614)^{[1][9][13][14][note 6][note 7]}
• Martyr Peter of Blachernae (761)^{[1][5][16][note 8]}
• Saint Thomas I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (820)^[1][5]
• Saint George of Mitylene, Bishop (821 or 842)^{[1][17][note 9]}
• Saint Nicholas Mystikos, Patriarch of Constantinople (925)^[1][19]

• Saint Fort (Fort de Bordeaux), first Bishop of Bordeaux in France, venerated as a martyr (c. 1st century?)^{[20][21][note 10]}
• Saint Peregrinus, Bishop of Terni (138)^[20][22]
• Saint Peregrine of Auxerre, martyr, the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral (261 or 304)^[9][20][23]
• Martyrs Felix and Gennadius, at Uzalis in Africa.^[9][20][24]
• Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia at Lucania (c. 303)^[1]
• Saint Hilary, Bishop of Pavia, one of the bishops in the north of Italy who fought against Arianism (376)^[20]
• Saint Possidius, Bishop of Calama in Numidia in North Africa, a friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo (c. 370 - c. 440)^[9][20]
• Saint Primael, ascetic, from Britain, he went to Brittany and became a hermit near Quimper (c. 450)^[20]
• Blessed child-saint Musa of Rome (5th century)^{[1][note 11]}
• Saint Carannog (Carantog, Caimach, Carnath), Welsh prince who aided St Patrick in the enlightenment of Ireland (5th century)^[20][25]
• Saint Fidolus (Phal), Abbot at Isle-Aumont, south of Troyes (c. 540 - 549)^{[9][20][26][27]}
• Saint Germerius, Bishop of Toulouse in France for fifty years (560)^[20]
• Saint Brendan the Navigator, abbot of Clonfert (c. 577)^{[1][9][20][28][29]}
• Saint Domnolus, Bishop of Le Mans (581)^[9][20][30]
• Saint Carantoc, an abbot who founded the church of Llangrannog in Wales (6th century)^{[20][31][32][note 12]}
• Saint Honoratus of Amiens, the seventh Bishop of Amiens (c. 600)^[9][20][33]
• Saint Annobert (Alnobert), a monk at Almenêches, consecrated Bishop of Séez in France (c. 689)^[20]
• Saint Franchy (Francovæcus), a monk at St Martin de la Bretonnière in France, later a hermit in the Nivernais, Diocese of Nevers (7th century)^{[20][note 13]}

• Saints Cassian (1537) and Laurence (1548), disciples of Venerable Cornelius of Komel, Abbots of Komel ("Korneliev" Monastery), Vologda.^[1][34]
• New Hieromartyr Teodor (Nestorović) of Vršac, Bishop of Vršac in Banat, Serbia (1594)^[1][35]
• New Martyr Nicholas of Metsovo, at Trikala, whose relics are at Meteora (1617)^[1][36][37]

• Venerable Hieromonk Matthew of Yaransk the Wonderworker ( 'Mitrophan Kuzmich Zvetsov' ) (1927)^{[1][38][39][note 14][note 15]}
• New Martyr Vukasin of Klepci, in Hercegovina, under the Ustashi terrorists (1943)^{[1][41][42][note 16]}

• Foundation of the church of Saint Euphemia, near the Neorion (port facilities), by the Dolmabahçe Palace of Constantinople.^[43]
• Uncovering of the relics (1545) of Saint Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop, Wonderworker of Novgorod (1492)^{[1][44][note 17]}
• Commemoration of Saint Macarius (Notaras) of Corinth (1805) in the village of Myloi, Samos island.^{[45][note 18]}

• St. Alexander of Jerusalem.
• St. Theodore the Sanctified of Tabennisi.
• Skulls of monks killed by the Persians in 614 AD in Mar Saba, Kidron Valley, Palestine.
• Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos.
• Tomb of Saint-Fort, Basilica of Saint-Seurin, Bordeaux.
• The martyrdom of Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia.
• Martyrdom of Saint Vitus.
• St. Brendan of Clonfert.
• St. Domnolus, Bishop of Le Mans, stained glass.
• St. Carantoc's Church, Crantock.
• Tympanum of the southern door of the Cathedral of Amiens, showing the life of Saint Honoratus of Amiens, including his appointment as bishop, and translation of his relics.
• New Hieromartyr Teodor (Nestorović) of Vršac, Bishop of Vršac.
• Venerable Hieromonk Matthew of Yaransk, the Wonderworker.
• New Martyr Vukasin of Klepci.
• Reliquary of St. Euphemia, Hagios Georgios (Patriarchate) Church, Istanbul.
• St. Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop, Wonderworker of Novgorod.

• May 16/29. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• May 29 / May 16. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• May 16. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 16. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 16 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 16 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 29 мая (16 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 16 мая (ст.ст.) 29 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).