Saints

• Great-martyr Irene of Thessaloniki (4th c.)
• Martyrs Irenaeus, Pellegrinus and Irene, at Thessaloniki (284–305)
• Martyr Jovinian, the lector
  Lector
  Lector is a Latin term for one who reads, whether aloud or not. In modern languages the word has come to take various forms, as either a development or a loan, such as , , and . It has various specialized uses:...
  
   of St. Peregrine of Auxerre
  Peregrine of Auxerre
  Saint Peregrine of Auxerre is venerated as the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral. A strong local tradition states that he was a priest of Rome appointed by Pope Sixtus II to evangelize this area at the request of the Christians resident in that part of Gaul...
  
   (ca.304)
• Martyrs Neophytus, Gaius, and Gaianus
• Saint Brito (Britonius) (386)
• Saint Eulogius the Confessor, bishop of Edessa (ca. 386)
• Saints Martin and Heraclius, of Illyria
  Illyria
  In classical antiquity, Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians....
  
   (4th c.)
• Saint Nectarius of Vienne, bishop of Vienne (ca.445)
• Saint Nicetus of Vienne, fifteenth bishop of Vienne (ca.449)
• Saint Hilarion
  Hilary of Arles
  Saint Hilary of Arles was a bishop of Arles. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, with his feast day celebrated on 5 May.- Life :...
  
  , Archbishop of Arles (449)
• Saint Geruntius of Milan (470)
• Martyr Crescentiana of Rome (5th c.)
  • Saint Hydrock (Hydroc) of Cornwall (5th c.)
  • Saint Sacerdos of Saguntum
    Sacerdos of Saguntum
    Saint Sacerdos of Saguntum is a Spanish saint. He is venerated as a bishop of Saguntum . He is patron saint of this town. He is said to have died of natural causes.-External links:*...
    
     (ca.560)
  • Saint Waldrada, first Abbess of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnais
    Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains basilica
    The basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains is a historic pre-medieval church building in Metz, France. It began life as a Roman gymnasium in 380 AD, making it one of the oldest churches in Europe.-History:...
    
     in Metz in France (ca.620)
  • Saint Maurontius of Douai
    Maurontius of Douai
    Maurontius of Douai was a nobleman and Benedictine abbot.His parents were Richtrudis and Adalbard.He is a Catholic saint, with feast day May 5., especially venerated in Douai. His sisters Clotsinda, Adalsinda and Eusebia are also saints....
    
     (Maurontus, Mauront), founded monastery at Breuil-sur-lys near Douai, of which he is the patron-saint (701)
  • Saint Echa of Crayke, (Etha), Anglo-Saxon priest and monk-hermit at Crayke
    Crayke
    Crayke is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about two miles east of Easingwold.The parish was formerly a detached part of County Durham , due to its connection with St Cuthbert and the Bishop of Durham, who had a castle at Crayke.The seventh-century...
    
    , near York, England (767)
  • Saint Euthymius the Wonderworker, bishop of Madytos on the Hellespont
    Madytos (Colony)
    Madytos , by the modern town of Eceabat in Turkey) was an ancient Greek city and port of Thrace , located in the region of the Thracian Chersonesos ....
    
     (ca. 990)
  • Saints Barlaam of Serpukhov and Gideon of Serpukhov (1377)
  • New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri
    Ephraim of Nea Makri
    St. Ephraim of Nea Makri or St. Ephraim of Mount Amomon , believed to have lived from 1384 to 1426, is venerated as a martyr and miracle-working saint by many Greek Orthodox Christians in Greece. His status as a saint is controversial, as there are no sources testifying to his existence as an...
    
     (1426)
  • Saint Adrian, abbot of Monza Monastery (1619)
  • New Hieromartyr Nicholas, priest (1919)
  • New Hieromartyr Platon of Banja Luka (Platon Jovanovic) (1941)
  
  

  Other commemorations

  • Translation of the relics (980) of Saint Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne (709)
  • 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 (1613) of Saint James of Zheleznoborov, abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1442)
  • Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
    Theotokos
    Theotokos is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God. Less literal translations include Mother of God...
    
     “Inexhaustible Cup
    Inexhaustible Chalice
    Inexhaustible Chalice is a Russian Marian icon which belongs to the Orans type and is considered miracle-making. The feast day for this icon is observed on May 5....
    
    ” (1878)
  
  

  Sources

  • May 5/18, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
  • May 18, 2011 / May 5, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
  • May 5, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
  • May 5. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  • May 5. The Roman Martyrology.
  
  Greek Sources
  
  • 5 ΜΑΪΟΥ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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