May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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May 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 28
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 9 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.{{#tag:ref|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").|group=note}}
For May 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 14.
Saints
- Hieromartyr Therapont of Sardis, Bishop, by beheading (259)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3405/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεράπων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://days.pravoslavie.ru/en/Days/20110527.htm May 27/June 9]. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).[http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101543 Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis]. OCA - Feasts and Saints.[http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/05/27/101543-hieromartyr-therapon-the-bishop-of-sardis Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis].[http://www.serbianorthodoxchurch.net/cgi-bin/saints.cgi?view=554672574746 The Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Sardis ].
- Martyr Julius the Veteran, at Dorostolum in Moesia (297)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3407/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰούλιος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Στρατηλάτης]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Virgin-martyr Theodora, and Martyr Didymus the Soldier, of Alexandria (304)[http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=10155 Virginmartyr Theodora of Alexandria]. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- Martyr Eusebiotus, by fire.Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3408/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐσεβιώτης ὁ Μάρτυρας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Alypius, by stoning.Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3409/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλύπιος ὁ Μάρτυρας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Juliana.Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3410/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἡ Ἁγία Ἰουλιανὴ ἡ Μάρτυς]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.{{#tag:ref|Her feast day is celebrated on March 4.Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/2332/sxsaintinfo.aspx Οἱ Ἅγιοι Παῦλος καὶ Ἰουλιανὴ οἱ Μάρτυρες]. 4 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. It is unknown why the Synaxaristes has this entry here on May 27.|group=note}}
- Hieromartyr Helladios, Bishop (4th century)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3404/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑλλάδιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Saint Michael of Parekhi, Georgia (8th-9th century)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3416/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Μιχαὴλ ἐκ Γεωργίας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=205452 Venerable Michael of Parekhi]. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- Saint Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III (11th century)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3415/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Βασίλειος ἐκ Γεωργίας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/los/May/27-09.htm St. Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III]. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Restituta and Companions (272)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3406/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἡ Ἁγία Ρεστιτούτα ἡ Μάρτυς και ἡ συνοδεία αὐτῆς]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart05/mart0527.htm May 27]. The Roman Martyrology.[http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmay.htm May 27]. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.{{#tag:ref|
- "At Sora, in the time of Emperor Aurelian and the proconsul Agathius, St. Restituta, virgin and martyr, who overcame in a trial for the faith the violence of the demons, the affections of her family, and the cruelty of the executioners. Being finally beheaded with other Christians, she obtained the honour of martyrdom."
- "Born in Rome of a noble family, she fled to Sora in Campania in Italy to escape persecution under Aurelian but was martyred there with several companions."
- In Iconography she is shown together with her guardian angel.|group=note}}
- Saint Eutropius of Orange (475)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3411/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐτρόπιος]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.{{#tag:ref|Born in Marseilles, he succeeded St Justin as Bishop of Orange in France, when the diocese had been laid waste by the Visigoths.|group=note}}
- Venerable Melangell of Wales, Abbess (590)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3412/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἡ Ὁσία Μελάνη ἡ ἐξ Οὐαλλίας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.{{#tag:ref|A holy virgin who lived as an anchoress in Powys in Wales. Her shrine is in Pennant Melangell.|group=note}}
- Martyr Ranulf (Ragnulf), in Thélus near Arras in France (700)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3413/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ρανοῦλφος ὁ Μάρτυρας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.{{#tag:ref|He was the father of St. Hadulph, Bishop of Arras-Cambrai.|group=note}}
- Venerable Bede the Confessor, Hieromonk of Wearmouth-Jarrow (735)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3414/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Βεδέας ὁ Ὁμολογητής]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=103796 Venerable Bede, the Church Historian]. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- Saint Bruno of Würzburg, Bishop of Würzburg (1045)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Venerable Therapont of White Lake, Abbot of Byelozersk (White Lake) and Mozhaisk (1426)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3421/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεράπων ἡγούμενος τῆς Λευκῆς Λίμνης]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101546 Venerable Therapon the Abbot of White Lake]. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- Saint Philip I, Metropolitan of Moscow (1473)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3418/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Φίλιππος Α’ Μητροπολίτης Μόσχας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Venerable Therapont of Monza, Abbot of Monza (1597)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3422/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεράπων ἡγούμενος τῆς Μόνζας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.{{#tag:ref|His feast day is celebrated on December 12. On this day is celebrated the holy ascetic's name-in-common with Saint Therapont of Sardis and Therapont of White Lake.|group=note}}
- Venerable Hiero-schema-monk Lazarus of Pskov-Caves Monastery (1824)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3420/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Λάζαρος τοῦ Πσκώφ]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Saint John the Russian the Confessor, whose relics are on the island of Euboea (1730)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3424/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ρῶσος]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.{{#tag:ref|A Kozak, St John was taken captive and sold into slavery by the Tatars into a Turkish family. His holiness and miracles inspired that same family to build his church-shrine after his repose. He is very popular in Greece.Dr. Alexander Roman. [http://www.ukrainian-orthodoxy.org/calendar/may/default.html May]. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).|group=note}}
Other commemorations
- Translation of the relics (1472) of Sts. Cyprian (1406), Photius (1431), and Jonah (1461), Metropolitans of Kiev.Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3417/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίων Ἰωνᾶ, Φωτίου καὶ Κυπριανοῦ Μητροπολιτῶν Μόσχας]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101547 Translation of the relics of St Cyprian the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia]. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- Translation of the relics (1667) of Venerable Nilus of Stolobny Island (1554)Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3419/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ὁσίου Νείλου τοῦ ἐκ Σομπένσκ]. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.[http://oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101544 Translation of the relics of the Venerable Nilus of Stolbensk]. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- Blessed Zina of Vetluga (1960)
Icon gallery
File:IuliusVeteranul.jpg|St. Julius the Veteran.
File:Napoli BW 2013-05-16 11-16-18 DxO.jpg|Mosaic of the Theotokos and Christ child, between St. and St. Restituta (Naples Cathedral - Chapel of St. Restituta).
File:Saint Eutrope.JPG|Icon of St. Eutropius of Orange. (Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Orange, Vaucluse, France).
File:Cysegr Melangell.JPG|Shrine of St. Melangell.
File:Athelstan.jpg|A page from a copy of Bede's Lives of St. Cuthbert, showing King Athelstan presenting the work to the St. Bede. This manuscript was given to St. Cuthbert's shrine in 934.
File:Depiction of St. Bede the Venerable (at St. Bede's school, Chennai) - Image has been cropped for better presentation.jpg|St. Bede the Venerable.
File:Bruno von Wuerzburg.jpg|Saint Bruno of Würzburg in a stained glass window from the parish church of Liesing.
File:Ferapont Belozersky.jpg|St. Therapont of White Lake.
File:Philip of Moscow.jpeg|St. Philip I, Metropolitan of Moscow.
File:IconJohnRussian.jpg|St. John the Russian, whose relics are on the island of Euboea.
File:Алексий.jpg|St Alexey (Mechev), Priest of Moscow.
File:Киприан (митрополит Киевский).jpg|St. Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow.
File:Photius, Theognostus and Cyprian.jpg|Sts. Photius, Theognostus and Cyprian, Metropolitans of Kiev and all Rus'.
File:Large sakkos of photius.jpg|The Large Sakkos of Photius, created in the late Byzantine era for Photius, Metropolitan of Moscow around 1417.
File:Nil Stolobensky.jpg|Venerable Nilus of Stolobny Island.
Notes
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References
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Sources
- [http://days.pravoslavie.ru/en/Days/20110527.htm May 27/June 9]. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- [http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2011&today=9&month=6&trp=0&tzo=-4 June 9 / May 27]. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- [https://archive.today/20120629050507/http://www.pomog.org/index.html?http://www.pomog.org/saintlist.shtml Complete List of Saints]. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
- [http://oca.org/FSlives.asp May 27]. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- Dr. Alexander Roman. [http://www.ukrainian-orthodoxy.org/calendar/may/default.html May]. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmay.htm May 27]. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- [http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart05/mart0527.htm May 27]. The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang|el}} [http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/m/5/d/27/sxsaintlist.aspx 27 ΜΑΪΟΥ]. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- {{in lang|el}} Συναξαριστής. [http://www.ecclesia.gr/greek/synaxaire/synaxari.asp?minas=5&id=268 27 Μαΐου]. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- {{in lang|ru}} [http://www.pravenc.ru/calendar/2015/06/09.html 9 июня (27 мая)]. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- {{in lang|ru}} [https://mospat.ru/calendar/2013/06/09 27 мая (ст.ст.) 9 июня 2013 (нов. ст.)]. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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