July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 4 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 6

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 18 by Old Calendar.

For July 5, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 22.

Saints

 * Martyr Anna, at Rome (304)
 * Martyr Cyrilla of Cyrene in Libya, a widow (4th century)
 * Hieromartyr Athanasius, Deacon, of Jerusalem (451)
 * Venerable Lampadus, monk, of Irenopolis (10th century)
 * Venerable Athanasius of Mt. Athos and his six disciples (1000)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Hieromartyr Stephen of Rhegium (Stephen of Nicea), Bishop of Rhegium, disciple of Apostle Paul, and with him Bishop Suerus and the women Agnes, Felicitas, and Perpetua (1st century)
 * Saint Zoe of Rome (c. 286)
 * Saint Febronia (Trofimena), virgin-martyr of Sicilly (c. 304)
 * Saints Agatho and Triphina, martyrs in Sicily (c. 306)
 * Saints Fragan and Gwen Teirbron (Blanche) of Brittany (5th century)
 * Saint Philomena, a saint venerated in San Severino near Ancona in Italy (c. 500)
 * Saint Edana (Etaoin), patron of parishes in the west of Ireland, a famous holy well bears her name.
 * Saint Erfyl (Eurfyl), founder of the church of Llanerfyl in Powys in Wales.
 * Saints Probus and Grace, saints of Cornwall, by tradition husband and wife.
 * Saint Triphina, the mother of St Tremorus the infant-martyr, she spent the latter years of her life in a convent in Brittany (6th century)
 * Saint Numerian (Memorian), Bishop of Trier, Confessor (c. 666)
 * Saint Morwenna, patroness of Morwenstow, England (6th century)  (see also July 8 )
 * Saint Modwenna, successor of St. Hilda as Abbess of Whitby in England (c. 695)
 * Saint Modwenna (Modwena), an anchoress and later Abbess of Polesworth in Warwickshire, England (9th century)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saints Athanasius and Theodosius of Cherepovets (both c. 1388), disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
 * New Martyr Cyprian of Koutloumousiou Monastery, Mount Athos (1679)

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Gennadius Zdorovtsev, Priest, with New Martyrs Abbess Elizabeth (Romanova), Grand Duchess of Russia, Nun Barbara, and those with them, at Alapaevsk (1918):
 * Grand Duke Sergius; the Princes John, Constantine, Igor, and Vladimir; and Martyr Theodore.


 * New Confessor Agapitus (Taube), Monk of Optina Monastery (1936)

Other commemorations

 * Icon of the Mother of God "Economissa".
 * Uncovering of the relics (1422) of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, Abbot and Wonderworker (1392)
 * Synaxis of 23 Saints of Lesvos.