May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 22 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 24

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 5 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 23rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 10.

Saints

 * Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, the wife of Cleopas, aunt of Jesus (1st century)
 * Saint Manaen (Manahen), prophet and teacher of the Church of Antioch (Acts 13:1) (1st century)
 * Martyr Seleucus (Selefkos), by sawing.
 * Saint Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia Salutaris (826)
 * Hieromartyr Michael the black-robed, monk of St. Sabbas Monastery (9th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Hieromartyrs Epitacius, first Bishop of Tui in Galicia (Spain); and Basileus, second Bishop of Braga in Portugal c. 60-95 (1st century)
 * Saint Euphebius, Bishop of Naples in Italy.
 * Martyr Salonas the Roman, by the sword.
 * Martyrs Donatianus and Rogatianus of Nantes, brothers (c. 284-305)
 * Saint Merculialis of Forli (Mercurialis), Bishop of Forlì, zealous opponent of paganism and Arianism (406)
 * Saint Desiderius of Langres, Bishop of Langres in Gaul (407)
 * Martyrs Quintianus, Lucius and Julianus, with 19 other Christians in North Africa during the persecution of the Arian Vandals (430)
 * Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux in Normandy 464-469 AD (469)
 * Saints Eutychius and Florentius, two monks who governed a monastery in Valcastoria near Nursia, Italy (540)
 * Saint Goban (Gobhnena), Abbot of the monastery of Old Leighlin, from where he went to Tascaffin in Co. Limerick, Ireland (6th/7th century)
 * Hieromartyr Desiderius, Bishop of Vienne (608)
 * Saint Syagrius (Siacre) of Nice, a monk at Lérins Abbey, who later founded the monastery of St Pons, at Cimiez, after which he became Bishop of Nice 777-787 (787)
 * Saint Guibertus, a hermit on his own estate of Gembloux in Brabant, Belgium, who retired to the monastery of Gorze in France (962)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Damian (Damianos in monasticm), (King Demetrius) of Georgia (1125-1156), Hymnographer (1156)
 * Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk, Princess (1173)
 * Saint Simon, Bishop of Suzdal (c. 12th century)
 * Saint Abramios of Yaroslavl, monk and abbot of the Savior Monastery in Yaroslavl (1219)
 * Saint Ioannicius I, Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbia 1272-1276 AD (1279)
 * Saint Anthony, Bishop of Rostov (1336)
 * Saint Cyril, Bishop of Rostov (1384)
 * Saint Paisius of Galich, abbot (1460)
 * Saints Adrian and Bogolep of Uglich, monks of St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery (late 15th century)
 * Saints Anthony and Joannicius of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda) (16th century)
 * Saint Dorotheus of Pskov Lavra, monk and hermit (1622), and Monk Hilarion of the Dormition of the Theotokos monastery near Podolsk (17th-18th century)
 * Saint Alexander, Bishop and Wonderworker of Pereiaslav (17th century)
 * Saint Joachim, monk of St. Nicholas monastery of Sartoma (17th century)
 * Synaxis of All Saints of Rostov and Yaroslavl (established on March 10, 1964):
 * Rostov Wonderworkers: Bishop Leontius (1073); Archimandrite Abraham the wonderworker (1073-1077); Bishop Isaiah, wonderworker (1090); Prince Basil (1238); Bishop Ignatius (1288); Peter, Tsarevich of Ordynsk (1290); Bishop James (1391); Archbishop Theodore (1394); Blessed Isidore, Fool-for-Christ (1474); Blessed John of the Hair-Shirt (the Merciful), Fool-for-Christ (1580); Monk Irenarchus the Hermit (1616); Metropolitan Demetrius (1709);
 * Yaroslav Wonderworkers: Princes Basil (1249); Constantine (1257); Theodore (1299) and his sons David (1321) and Constantine (XIV);
 * Pereslavl Wonderworkers: Monk Nikita the Stylite (1186); Prince Alexander Nevsky (1263); Prince Andrew of Smolensk (15th century); Monk Daniel the Archimandrite (1540);
 * Uglich Wonderworkers: Prince Roman (1285); Monk Paisius (1504); Monk Cassian (1504); Monk Ignatius of Lomsk (1591); Tsarevich Demetrius (1591);
 * Poshekhonsk Wonderworkers: Monk Sylvester of Obnora (1379); Monk Sebastian (1542); Hieromartyr Adrian (1550); Monk Gennadius of Liubimograd and Kostroma (1565).

Other commemorations

 * Icon of the Theotokos  'Thou Art the True Vine' .
 * Uncovering of the relics (1164) of St. Leontius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov (1073)
 * Saint Athanasius of Novolotsk, fool-for-Christ (16th/17th century)
 * Hieromartyr Daniel with 30 monks and 200 laymen of Uglich, during the Polish–Muscovite War (1608)
 * Repose of Hieromonk Damascene of Valaam (1825)
 * Repose of Hieroschemamonk Meletius of Svir, disciple of Elder Theodore of Svir (1877)
 * Repose of Nun Euphrosyne, disciple of St. Barsanuphius of Optina (1934)
 * Restitution of the holy relics of Saint Joachim of Ithaca (1868)
 * Uncovering of the relics of martyrs Evdokia Sheykovoy, Daria Timaginoy, Daria Ulybin, and Mary Neizvestnaya (2001)