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All fixed commemorations
Synaxarium
Synaxarion, Synexarion, pl. Synaxaria —Latin: Synaxarium, Synexarium—the name given in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches to a compilation of hagiographies corresponding roughly to the martyrology of the Roman Church.There are two kinds of synaxaria:*Simple...

 below celebrated on May 27 by Old Calendarists
Old Style and New Style dates
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Saints

  • Martyrs Justa, Justina and Henedina, in Sardinia (c.130)
  • Martyr Maximus (250)
  • Martyr Isidore of Chios
    Isidore of Chios
    Isidore of Chios was a faithful Christian who fell victim on the island of Chios in 251 under the persecutions ordered by the Roman emperor Decius...

     (251)
  • Saint Pontius of Cimiez (Pons de Cimiez), martyred in Cimella (Cimiez) near Nice, whose relics gave his name to the town of Saint-Pons
    Saint-Pons
    Saint-Pons is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département* Saint-Pons, Ardèche, in the Ardèche département...

    . (ca.258)
  • Saints Alexander, Barbaras, and Acolythus (Acolouthus), martyred at the Church of St Irene (Holy Peace), near the sea in Constantinople
    Constantinople
    Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...

  • Martyrs Aristotle and Leandros
  • Hieromartyr Therapont, Bishop of Cyprus (3rd c.)
  • Saint Boniface of Tarsus
    Boniface of Tarsus
    Saint Boniface of Tarsus was, according to legend, executed for being a Christian in the year 307 at Tarsus, where he had gone from Rome in order to bring back to his mistress Aglaida relics of the martyrs.- Biography :...

    , martyr (307)
  • Saint Aprunculus (Apruncule), first bishop of Langres, later of Clermont, Gaul (ca. 488)
  • Venerable Serapion the Sindonite, monk of Egypt (5th c.)
  • Saint Boniface, Bishop of Ferentino
    Diocese of Ferentino
    The Italian Catholic diocese of Ferentino existed until 1986, when it was united into the new diocese of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino.-History:In the time of Emperor Constantine Ferentino had its own bishop; but the first known by name is Bassus, present at Roman synods, 487 and 492-493. St...

     in Tuscany (6th c.)
  • Saint Carthage
    Mo Chutu of Lismore
    Saint Mo Chutu mac Fínaill , also known as Carthach or Carthach the Younger and in Latin as Carthagus, was abbot of Rahan , Co. Offaly, and subsequently, founder and first abbot of Lismore , Co. Waterford...

     (Carthach Mochuda) the Younger, founder and first abbot of Lismore
    Lismore, County Waterford
    Lismore is a town in County Waterford, Ireland. It is located where the N72 road crosses the River Blackwater.-History:It was founded by Saint Mochuda, also known as Saint Carthage. In the 7th century, Lismore was the site of the well-known Lismore Abbey. It is also home to Lismore Castle, the...

     (637)
  • Saint Erembert, Bishop of Toulouse (657)
  • Saint Tuto (Totto), monk and Abbot of St Emmeram in Regensburg
    St. Emmeram's Abbey
    St. Emmeram's Abbey , now known as Schloss Thurn und Taxis, Schloss St. Emmeram, and St...

     in Germany, where he later became bishop (930)
  • Saint Hallvard
    Hallvard Vebjørnsson
    Hallvard Vebjørnsson , commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard, is the patron saint of Oslo. He is considered a martyr because of his defence of an innocent woman.-Background:...

    , Of the royal family of Norway, Patron-saint of Oslo, martyr (1043)
  • Saint Nicetas
    Nicetas of Novgorod
    Nicetas was born in Kiev, Ukraine, he became a monk in the Monastery of the Caves, but then embraced the life of a hermit. According to custom, Nicetas was much plagued by demonic torments and returned to the monastery...

    , Bishop of Novgorod and recluse of the Kiev Caves (1108)
  • Patriarch Leontius II of Jerusalem (1190)
  • Saint Isidore of Rostov, Fool-for-Christ and Wonderworker (1474)
  • New Martyr Mark of Crete, at Smyrna (1643)
  • New Martyr John of Bulgaria (Raiko-John of Shumena), the goldsmith (1802)
  • Saint Andrew, abbot of Raphael (Tobolsk) (1820)
  • New Hiero-confessor Matthew, Hieromonk of Yaransk
    Yaransk
    Yaransk is a town and the administrative center of Yaransky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaran River , southwest of Kirov. Population:...

     in Vyatka (1927)
  • New Hieromartyr Peter, priest (1939)

Other commemorations

  • Commemoration of the martyrdom by the Poles (1609), of:
  • Abbot Anthony with 40 monks and 1,000 laymen of the St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery,
  • Abbot Daniel with 30 monks and 200 laymen of the St. Nicholas Monastery (Kostroma
    Kostroma
    Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers...

    )
  • Synaxis of the Yaroslavsk (Pechersk) Icon of the Mother of God (1823)
  • First uncovering of the relic
    Relic
    In religion, a relic is a part of the body of a saint or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient religious object, carefully preserved for purposes of veneration or as a tangible memorial...

    s (1846) of Saint Tikhon
    Tikhon of Zadonsk
    Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk was a Russian Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer who has been glorified a saint of the Orthodox Church....

    , Bishop of Voronezh, wonderworker of Zadonsk (1783)

Sources

  • May. Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
  • May 14/27. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
  • May 27 / May 14. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
  • May 14. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
  • May 14. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  • May 14. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources
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