May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
May 3 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 5
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 17 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 21.
Saints
- Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (287)[1][2][3]
- Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor, and his disciples (284-303)[1][4]
- Martyrs Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, others, at Scythopolis of Palestine (4th c.)[1][5][6]
- Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza, bishop, and with him 40 martyrs (311)[1][7][8] (see also: October 14)
- Saint Hilary of the desert, the Wonderworker.[1][9][10]
- Saint Nicephorus of Medikion, abbot and founder of Medikion Monastery (813)[1][11]
- Saint Athanasios of Corinth, bishop (10th-11th century)[1][12]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Hieromartyr Porphyrius (250)[13]
- Saint Curcodomus, a deacon in Rome sent to help St Peregrinus (2nd century)[13]
- Hieromartyr Erasmus of Formiae, bishop in Campania, and 20,000 martyrs with him (303)[1]
- Martyrs Florian and 40 companions, at Lorsch, Austria (304)[1][13][14]
- Saint Monica of Tagaste, the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo (387)[1][15][16]
- Saint Nepotianus, nephew of St Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino near Venice in Italy (395)[13][17]
- Saint Venerius of Milan, second bishop of Milan, a loyal supporter of St John Chrysostom (409)[13]
- Saint Conleth, first Bishop of Kildare (c. 519)[13] (see also: May 3 and May 10)[18][19][20][21]
- Saint Anthony du Rocher, a disciple of St Benedict and companion of St Maurus in his mission to France, founder of the monastery of Saint Julian in Tours (6th century)[13]
- Saint Æthelred (Ethelred, Ailred), king of Mercia and monk (716)[1][13]
- Saint Sacerdos of Limoges, Bishop of Limoges (720)[13]
- Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim, became Bishop of Hildesheim in 1022 and did much to spread the Faith (1038)[13][22]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Theodosia (Fedosia, in monasticism Euphrosyne), princess of Vladimir, wife of Jaroslav Vsevolodovich, mother of St. Alexander Nevsky (1244)[23]
- Venerable Nicephorus (the Hesychast) of Mount Athos, teacher of St. Gregory Palamas (1340)[1][24][25]
- Saint Maura of Mount Ceahlău, Schemanun, a great hesychast hermit (18th c.)[26][note 2]
New martyrs and confessors
- New Martyrs of Reskovac (sr), Republika Srpska, who suffered at the hands of the Turks (1688)[27][28]
- 4,000–5,000 New Martyrs of Batak, Bulgaria, by the Ottoman Turks (1876)[1][29][note 3]
- New Hieromartyr Dimitry (Lyubimov), Archbishop of Gdov (1935)[1][note 4]
- New Hieromartyr John Vasiliev, priest, (1942)[30][31]
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Tochtuev, deacon, (1943)[30][31]
- New Hieromartyr Vasily Martysz, Archpriest (1945)[32][note 5] (see also April 21)
Other commemorations
- Translation of the relics of the Righteous Lazarus and Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, to Constantinople[6][33]
- Translation of the relics (1775) of the Alfanov brothers of Novgorod, founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery (14th-15th c.):[1][34]
- Saints: Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac.
Icon gallery
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St. Pelagia of Tarsus (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
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The Martyrdom of Erasmus of Formiae.
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St. Florian.
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St. Monica of Tagaste, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo.
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Altar with sarcophagus containing the corpses of Sts. Venerius, Marolus, Glycerius, Lazarus, bishops of Milan (San Nazaro Maggiore basilica in Milan).
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Stained glass window (1890): Foundation of the church of St John's Church, Chester, England, by king Æthelred of Mercia 689.
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4,000–5,000 New Martyrs of Batak, Bulgaria.
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New Hieromartyr Dimitry (Lyubimov), Archbishop of Gdov.
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New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn.
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Icon of the Mother of God "Staro Rus" (Staraya Russa).
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"). - ^ See: (in Romanian) Mavra de pe Ceahlău. Wikipedia. (Romanian Wikipedia).
- ^ The Bulgarian Orthodox Church glorified the Batak martyrs in April 2011.
- ^ See: (in Russian) Димитрий (Любимов). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
- ^ See: (in Polish) Bazyli Martysz. (Polish Wikipedia).
- ^ See: (in Russian) Старорусская икона Божией Матери. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
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- ^ Ἡ Ἁγία Πελαγία ἡ Μάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. PELAGIA, V.M. (3RD CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 66.
- ^ Hieromartyr Albian the Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ^ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀντωνίνος, Ἀφροδίσιος, Βαλεριανός, Λεόντιος, Μακρόβιος καὶ Μίδας οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς μαρτυρήσαντες. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ a b The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.33.
- ^ Hieromartyr Silvanus the Bishop of Gaza, and with him 40 Martyrs. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. SYLVANUS, B.M. OF GAZA. (A.D. 311.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 66.
- ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἱλάριος ὁ Θαυματουργός. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j May 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Φλωριανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Ἡ Ἁγία Μόνικα μητέρα τοῦ Ἁγίου Αὐγουστίνου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MONICA, W. (A.D. 388.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 67-73.
- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Νεποτιανὸς ὁ πρεσβύτερος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ "Den hellige Conleth av Kildare (~450-~519)". Den katolske kirke (in Norwegian). 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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- ^ Venerable Nicephorus of Mt. Athos, Albania. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ὁ ἐν Ἄθῳ ἀσκήσας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ^ (in Serbian) Саопштење за јавност Светог Архијерејског Сабора Српске Православне Цркве. СРПСКА ПРАВОСЛАВНА ЦРКВА. Објављено 18.05.2025. Retrieved: February 13, 2026.
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- ^ New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- ^ Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου καὶ Δικαίου Λαζάρου καὶ τῆς Μαρίας τῆς Μαγδαληνῆς τῆς Μυροφόρου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- May 4, The Roman Martyrology.
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- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 4 ΜΑΪΟΥ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 4 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
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- (in Russian) 17 мая (4 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
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