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May 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 27

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 8 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For May 26th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 13.

Saints

• Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus (possibly Cleopas) of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)^[1][2]
• Martyrs Abercius and Helen,^[3][4] children of Apostle Alphaeus (1st century)^{[2][note 2]}
• Martyr Julius, Roman soldier, by beheading, at Dorostolum in Mysia (Asia Minor) (302)^{[5][note 3]}
• Saint Synesius, Bishop of Karpasia in Cyprus, Wonderworker (c. 5th century)^{[6][note 4]}
• Venerable John of Psichaita the Confessor, of Constantinople (c. 825)^{[2][8][note 5][note 6]} (see also May 7)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Hieromartyr Zacharias, Bishop of Vienne, suffered under Trajan (106)^[11][12]
• Hieromartyr Simitrius priest, and 22 other martyrs, who suffered under Antoninus Pius, at Rome (159)^{[12][13][14][note 7]}
• Saint Eleutherius, Pope of Rome (189)^{[12][13][15][note 8]}
• Saints Fugatius (Fagan) and Damian (Deruvian), sent by Pope Eleutherius to England to preach the Gospel (2nd century)^[13][16]
• Martyr Priscus, a Roman legionary officer, and a great multitude of other Christians of Besançon, near Auxerre (272)^{[12][17][note 9]}
• Martyrs Felicissimus, Heraclius, and Paulinus, at Todi in Umbria (303)^[12][13][18]
• Martyr Quadratus, a martyr in North Africa.^{[12][13][note 10]}
• Saint Bécán, a hermit near Cork in Ireland in the time of St Columba; founder of Kilbeggan, Westmeath, worked in a monastery there (6th century)^[13]
• Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Evangelizer of England (605)^[2][19]
• Saint Oduvald, a noble who became a monk and later Abbot of Melrose Abbey in Scotland (698)^[13]
• Saint Regintrudis, fourth Abbess of Nonnberg Abbey near Salzburg in Austria.^[13]
• Saint Guinizo, born in Spain, became a monk at Montecassino in Italy (c. 1050)^[13]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• New Martyr George of Sofia (George the New, George the Serbian) (1515)^[2][20][21]
• New Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica, the former Dervish, beheaded at Smyrna (1794)^[2][22]
• Saint Innocent, Bishop of Cherson (1857)^{[2][23][note 11]} (see also May 25)

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics of Saint Bertilla (692), Abbess of Chelles.^{[25][note 12]}
• Uncovering of the relics (1521) of Venerable Macarius, Abbot of Kolyazin (1483)^[8][26][27]
• Translation of the relics (1534) of New Martyr George of Kratovo and Sofia (1515)^[8]
• The Icon of the Mother of God of Seligersk-Vladimir (16th century)^{[8][note 13]}

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Eleutherius, Pope of Rome.
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  St. Augustine of Canterbury, Evangelizer of England.
• 
  St. Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome, with St. Augustine of Canterbury, Evangelizer of England.
• 
  St. Innocent, Archbishop of Cherson and Taurica.

Notes

References

Sources

• May 26/June 8. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 8 / May 26. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• May 26. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• May 26. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 26. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 26 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 26 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 8 июня (26 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 26 мая (ст.ст.) 8 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).