May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
May 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 18
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 30 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 17th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 4.
Saints
- Apostles Andronicus of Pannonia and his fellow labourer Junia, of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)[1][2][3][note 2]
- Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon, soldiers, at Chalcedon (c. 286-305)[1][5][6][7]
- Martyrs Adrion, Victor and Basilla, in Alexandria.[7][8][9]
- Saint Theodoret of Antioch, Hieromartyr (361–363)[10]
- Venerable Dodo of the St David-Gareji Monastery, Georgia (6th century)[11] (see also: May 25, June 2)
- Saint Stephen the New, Patriarch of Constantinople (893)[1][12]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Restituta the martyr, in Carthage (255 or 304)[7][13][14]
- Martyrs Heradius, Paul, and Aquilinus, near Lake Geneva (284-305)[7][15][16]
- Saint Maden (Madern, Madron, Madrona) (c. 545)[16][17][18]
- Saint Cathán (Catan, Chattan, Cadan), Bishop in the Isle of Bute in Scotland (6th century)[16][19][20]
- Saint Mailduf (Maidulph, Maelduib), founder of Malmesbury Abbey (673)[16][21]
- Saint Gerebernus (Gerebern, Gerebrand), Hieromartyr, priest from Ireland who accompanied St Dymphna to Belgium and shared in her martyrdom (7th century)[16]
- Saint Rasso (Ratho), ascetic, founder of a Benedictine abbey at Wörth, later named Grafrath after him (953)[16]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- St. Andronicus the Gravedigger, monk of the Zverinets Monastery, Kiev (1096)[1][note 3]
- Venerable Eudoxia of Moscow, in monasticism Euphrosyne, Grand-Duchess of Moscow (1407)[1][22][23][24][25][26] (see also: July 7)
- Saints Nectarius (1550) and Theophanes (1544) the gate-keepers, brothers, of Meteora.[1][27]
- Great-martyr Nicholas of Sofia, Bulgaria (1555)[1][28][29][30]
- Saint Nicolas (Basdanis) the New Martyr of Metsovo (St Nicolas the Vlach) (1617)[31][32][33][34][note 4]
- Saint Athanasius the New, Bishop and Wonderworker of Christianoupolis (1707-1708)[1][35][36]
- Saint Jonah Atamansky, Archpriest of Odessa, Wonderworker (1924)[1][37][38][note 5]
Other commemorations
- Commemoration of the Fall of Jerusalem in 614 AD to the Persians, with the loss of the True Cross to Persia, damage to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by fire, and the martyrdom of over 65,000 Christians (614)[40][41][note 6]
- Translation of the relics (1551) of Saint Adrian of Ondrusov, founder of Ondrusov Monastery, Karelia (1549)[1][42][43]
- Synaxis of the Five Holy Hierarchs of Cytheria on Cyprus (2018):[44][45][note 7]
- Saint Pappos (368) – (October 24)
- Saint Athanasios (4th century) – (May 17)
- Saint Fotinos (5th century) – (August 2)
- Saint Spyridon (8th century) – (September 19)
- Saint Demetrianus (c. 915) – (November 6)
Icon gallery
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St. Andronicus of Pannonia and St. Junia.
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St. Andronicus of Pannonia (left) with St. Junia (right), and St. Athanasius of Christianoupolis (center).
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Seal of "Stephen, Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome" (either of Stephen I or II).
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Mosaic of the Theotokos and Christ child, between St. Januarius and St. Restituta (Naples Cathedral - Chapel of St. Restituta).
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Church of Saint Gerebernus in Punt, Geel, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Lithograph of St. Rasso of Andechs.
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Shrine of St. Eudoxia (Euphrosyne) of Moscow.
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Great-martyr Nicholas of Sofia, Bulgaria.
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St. Adrian of Ondrusov.
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 Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles in celebrated on January 4.[4]
- ^ See: (in Russian) Архангело-Михайловский Зверинецкий монастырь. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
- ^ The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate formally canonized Nicolas Basdanis as a saint of the Universal Church on November 28, 1988. He is commemorated on that date, and on that of his martyrdom - May 17.
- ^ Fr. Jonah, a married priest, did his all-night Akathist vigils daily from midnight to daybreak. His prayers cured the blind and cast out demons from the possessed. When Moscow doctors told an Odessa mother they could do nothing for her son who was born blind, St. Jonah prayed over his bed all night for nine days and on the morning of the tenth day, the boy could see with 20/20 vision. St. Jonah was taken to court by the Bolsheviks but the chief ophthalmologist of Moscow came to his defence. A great man of prayer, he is also highly venerated in Romania and elsewhere.[39]
- ^ Following the Sassanid King Khosrau II's early 7th-century push into the Byzantine Empire, advancing through Syria, the Sassanid Generals Shahrbaraz and Shahin attacked the Byzantine-controlled city of Jerusalem. They were aided by the Jews of Palestine, who had risen up against the Byzantines.[41] According to the account by the 7th-century monk Antiochus Strategos, Abbott of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, the total number of Christian martyrs "was 66,509 souls";[41] while according to the account in the Great Synaxaristes the total was "80,000" Christian martyrs.[40]
- ^ Established in 2018 with the blessings of the Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus.[46]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j May 17/30. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἰουνία οἱ Ἀπόστολοι. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow-laborer, Junia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Σύναξις τῶν Ἁγίων Ἑβδομήκοντα Ἀποστόλων. 4 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Παμφαμήρ, Παμφυλῶν καὶ Σολόχων οἱ Μάρτυρες. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon, at Chalcedon. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ a b c d May 17. The Roman Martyrology.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἄνδριος, Βίκτωρ καὶ Βασίλλα οἱ Μάρτυρες. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article XV.—Feast of Saints Adrion, Victor and Basilla, Martyrs, at Alexandria." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. V. Dublin, 1875. p. 496.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεοδώρητος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Venerable Dodo of the St David-Gareji Monastery, Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ St Stephen the Archbishop of Constantinople. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ρεστιτούτα ἡ Μάρτυς. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "RESTITUTA, V. M. (3RD CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 238-239.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐράδιος, Παῦλος καὶ Ἀκυλίνος οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς μαρτυρήσαντες. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ a b c d e f May 17. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ματρῶνος. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MADERN, H. (DATE UNCERTAIN.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 239-242.
- ^ Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article XI.—St, Cathan, Bishop and Confessor, Isle of Bute, Scotland." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. V. Dublin, 1875. pp. 494-495.
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- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Μαϊδοῦλφος. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ὁσία Εὐφροσύνη ἡ ἐν Μόσχᾳ. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ^ (in Russian) 17 мая (ст.ст.) 30 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
- ^ Saint Euphrosynē, Great Princess of Moscow. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ (in Russian) ЕВФРОСИНИЯ МОСКОВСКАЯ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ὅσιοι Νεκτάριος καὶ Θεοφάνης οἱ Ἀψαράδες. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Great Martyr Nicholas of Sofia (Bulgaria). OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ (in Russian) НИКОЛАЙ СОФИЙСКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Νέος. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ David Melling and Dimitri Brady. St. Nicolas Basdanis the New Martyr. Society Farsharotu. Apr 28, 1997. Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ (in Russian) НИКОЛАЙ МЕЦОВСКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ (in Romanian) Sfantul Nicolae Vlahul. CrestinOrtodox.ro. 11 Aprilie 2014. Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Χριστιανουπόλεως. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ (in Russian) АФАНАСИЙ ХРИСТИАНУПОЛЬСКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωνᾶς τῆς Ὀδησσοῦ. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ (in Russian) ИОНА ОДЕССКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
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- ^ a b c Prof. F.C. Conybeare. Antiochus Strategos, The Capture of Jerusalem by the Persians in 614 AD. English Historical Review 25 (1910). pp. 502-517. Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Μετακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ὁσίου Ἀδριανοῦ. 17 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Transfer of the relics of the Hieromartyr Adrian of Ondrusov, Wonderworker. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ (in Russian) СОБОР КИФРЕЙСКИХ СВЯТИТЕЛЕЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ (in Greek) Σύναξη των Αγίων Ιεραρχών της Κυθρέας (17 Μαΐου). Εκκλησία της Κύπρου (Church of Cyprus). Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
- ^ (in Greek) Σύναξης των Αγίων πέντε Επισκόπων της Κυθρέας (17 Μαΐου 2020). Adologala.gr. 30/5/2020, 13:28. Retrieved: March 13, 2026.
Sources
- May 17/30. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- May 30 / May 17. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- May 17. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- May 17. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- May 17. The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 17 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 17 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (in Russian) 30 мая (17 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (in Russian) 17 мая (ст.ст.) 30 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).