In May, 100 Orthodox church holidays are celebrated. The church calendar informs about Christian holidays dedicated to significant events in the life of Jesus Christ and his mother, the Virgin Mary, fasts and memorial days of various saints.
Orthodox Church holidays on May 2024
Date | Holidays |
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1 May 2024 | - St. John of Thessalonica, a disciple of St. Gregory the Decapolite - Holy Week 3rd day of the holiday - Great lent 45th day of the holiday |
2 May 2024 | - Ivan Vetkhopeschernik St. John Palaeolabrite of the Old Testament, Hieromonk - Veneration of the Blessed Matrona of Moscow - Holy Week 4th day of the holiday - Great lent 46th day of the holiday |
3 May 2024 | - St. Theodore of Trichina - St. Alexander of Osheven, Abbot - The Infant Martyr Gabriel of Bialystok - Holy Week 5th day of the holiday - Great lent 47th day of the holiday |
4 May 2024 | - Finding the relics of St. Theodore of Sanaksar - Proklov Day Holy Martyr Iannuarius, Bishop of Benevento, and with him the martyrs Proculus, Sossius, Faustus, deacons, Disiderius, Reader, Eutychius, Acution - Holy Week 6th day of the holiday - Great lent 48th day of the holiday |
5 May 2024 | - - Venerable Theodore Sikeot, Bishop of Anastasioupol - Transfer of the relics of the Blessed Prince Vsevolod (in the Baptism of Gabriel) Novgorod, Pskov Miracle Worker - St. Bartholomew (Nathanael), the apostles of 70 Luke and Clement - St. Vitaly of Alexandria |
6 May 2024 | - Easter Week 1 day of the holiday - Yegoriy Veshny (St. George's Day) Great Martyr George the Victorious - Martyrs of Queen Alexandra of Rome - Iveron Icon of the Mother of God |
7 May 2024 | - St. Sava of the Caves and St. Alexy the Recluse of the Caves - Martyr Sava Stratelates and 70 soldiers with him - Easter Week 2nd day of the holiday |
8 May 2024 | - St. Sylvester of Obnor - St. Mark the Apostle and Evangelist (John) - Easter Week 3rd day of the holiday |
9 May 2024 | - Commemoration of the deceased soldiers - Holy Martyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia - St. Stephen, Bishop of Perm (Velikopermsky) - St. Ioannikiy of Devichensk - Glafira Goroshnitsa To the righteous Glafira the Virgin - Easter Week 4th day of the holiday |
10 May 2024 | - St. Stephen, Abbot of the Caves, Bishop of Vladimir-Volyn - Semyon Ranopashets St. Simeon the Apostle of Jerusalem from the age of 70, a kinsman of the Lord - Easter Week 5th day of the holiday |
11 May 2024 | - Martyrs Dada, Maximus and Quintilianus - The Apostles of the 70-year-old Jason, Sosipater, the Virgin of Kerkyra, and others who suffered with them - St. Cyril, Bishop of Turov - Easter Week 6th day of the holiday |
12 May 2024 | - The Nine Healers The Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus - St. Memnon the Wonderworker, Abbot of Egypt - St. Basil of Ostrog, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia |
13 May 2024 | - Yakov Teply The Apostle James of Zebedee - Finding of the relics of St. Nikita, Recluse of the Caves, Bishop of Novgorod - St. Ignatius (Bryanchaninov), Bishop of the Caucasus - St. Donatus, Bishop of Euryea |
14 May 2024 | - Radonitsa - Eremy Zapryagalnik The Prophet Jeremiah - St. Paphnutius of Borovsk, Abbot - Holy Martyr Macarius, Metropolitan of Kiev - Blessed Tamara, Queen of Georgia - St. Euthymius, Ignatius, and Acacius of Mount Athos |
15 May 2024 | - St. Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria (373) - Boris and Gleb Sowers Transfer of the relics of the martyrs of the Blessed Princes Boris (in the Holy Baptism of Roman) and Gleb (in the Holy Baptism of David) - St. Athanasius the Seated, Patriarch of Tsaregrad, Lubensky Wonderworker - Veneration |
16 May 2024 | - Mavra Hotbed Martyr Timothy and Martyr Moors - St. Theodosius, Abbot of the Kiev Caves |
17 May 2024 | - Pelageya Intercessor Martyrs of Pelagia the Virgin of Tarsus - St. Nikita (Niphont), Cyril, Nikifor, Clement, Isaac, the Alfanov brothers (Sokolnitsky) in Novgorod |
18 May 2024 | - Arina Kapustnitsa (Hotbed) Great Martyr Irene of Macedon - Finding the relics of St. James of Zheleznoborovsky |
19 May 2024 | - Job the Goroshnik Righteous Job the Long-suffering - St. Micaiah of Radonezh - Martyr Vukashin Yasenovatsky - Martyr Varvara Lukanskogo, a former robber |
20 May 2024 | - Commemoration of the appearance of the Cross of the Lord in the sky in Jerusalem - Martyr Acacius, Centurion - St. Nile of Sora |
21 May 2024 | - Ivan Dolgiy The Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian - St. Arseny the Great - Venerable Arseny the Industrious and Pimen the Fastner, Pechersk |
22 May 2024 | - The Prophet Isaiah - Martyr Christopher of Lycia - Nikola Veshny Transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker - St. Shio (Simeon) of Mgvim - St. Joseph of Optina |
23 May 2024 | - Simon's Day St. Simon the Zealot - St. Simon of the Caves, Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal - Blessed Simon, Holy Fool for Christ's Sake, Yurievetsky |
24 May 2024 | - Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, teachers of Slovene - Mokey Wet Holy Martyr Mokia - Holy Martyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan - St. Nicodemus, Archbishop of Serbia - St. Sophronius of the Caves, a recluse |
25 May 2024 | - Holy Martyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker - Epifanov Day St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus - St. Herman, Patriarch of Constantinople - St. Dionysius of Radonezh, Archimandrite |
26 May 2024 | - Lukerya Komarnitsa Martyrs Glyceria the Virgin and with her, Martyr Laodicea of Heraclea, prison guard - Transfer of the relics of St. Macarius of Kanev, Abbot of Pinsk, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl - Martyr Alexander of Rome |
27 May 2024 | - Sidor Bokogrei Martyr Isidore of Chios - Blessed Isidore, Holy Fool for Christ's Sake, Wonderworker of Rostov - St. Nikita, recluse of the Caves, Bishop of Novgorod |
28 May 2024 | - The Groin Is Warm St. Pachomius the Great - St. Isaiah, Bishop of Rostov, wonderworker - Blessed Prince Dimitri of Uglich and Moscow - Saint Euphrosyne and his disciple,Serapion, Pskov |
29 May 2024 | - Fyodor Zhitnik St. Theodore the Consecrated, Abbot - Transfer of the relics of St. Ephraim of Perekom, Abbot and Wonderworker of Novgorod |
30 May 2024 | - Saint Andronikos of 70 and Saint Junia (Junia) - Evdokia the Whistler Saint Euphrosyne (in the nuns Eudokia), Grand Duchess of Moscow |
31 May 2024 | - Memory of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils - Fedot Ovsyanik Martyr Theodotus Korchemnik and the seven virgins, martyrs Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona and Julia - Martyrs Peter, Dionysius, Andrew, Paul and the Martyr Christina |