RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST

May

St. Simeon the Barefoot

19 April/2 May
St. Simeon the Barefoot was the son of a priest, and from the age of 15, he was under the spiritual care of Bishop Pachomius of Demetriada, Laryssa...
New Monk-martyr Agathangelus of Esphigmenou Monastery

19 April/2 May
The New Monk-martyr Agathangelus, in secular life Athanasius, was from the city of Ena, in Thrace. He was brought up in a strictly Orthodox family....
Holy Hierarch Nikolai of Serbia

5/18 March and 20 April/3 May
At its meeting on May 19, the Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church unanimously decided to officially canonize Bishop...
Venerable St. Vitaly

22 April / 5 May
Преподобный Виталий АлександрийскийSt. Vitaly was born in the latter part of the 6th century. As a youth, he entered the Monastery of Venerable St....
St. Theodore the Sykeote

22 April/5 May
St. Theodore the Sykeote was born in the mid-6th century to a pious family in the village of Sykeon, not far from the city of Anastasiopolis, in Asia...
Holy Gloriuos Great-martyr, Victory-bearer and Wonderworker George

23 April/6 May and 3/16 November
The Greatmartyr George was the son of wealthy and pious parents, who raised him in the Christian faith. He was born in the city of...
St. Sylvester, abbot of Obnora

25 April / 8 May
St. Sylvester of Obnora lived in the 14th Century, and was a contemporary of Holy Hierarch Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow. He was a disciple of St...
Apostle and Hieromartyr Simeon the Kinsman of the Lord

27 April/10 May
St. Simeon was the son of Cleopas, younger brother of St. Joseph the Betrothed. At an advanced age, he witnessed the miracles wrought by Our Lord...
Venerable St. Amphilochius of Pochaev

April 29 / May 12
Преподобный Амфилохий ПочаевскийOn November 27/December 10, 1894, in the Ukrainian village of Malaya Ilovitsa, Varnava and Ana Golovatiuk had a...
Holy Hierarch St. Ignaty Brianchaninov

30 April/13 May
The name Holy Hierarch St. Ignaty Brianchaninov shines in the chronicles of the Church in Russia with the bright light of grace-filled election, as...
St. Micah, disciple of St.Sergius of Radonezh

6/19 May
This saint, one of the first disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh, lived with him in the same cell, and under his direction achieved spiritual perfection....
St. Shio (Simeon) Mgvime

9/22 May
Venerable Shio was born in Syrian Antioch. His parents were Christians and brought up their son as their sole heir. The youth received a good education,...
Neo-martyr Nicholas of Vounenissa, Greece

9/22 May
St. Nicholas was born in the East. He was a pious young man. Soon after he entered military service, Emperor Leo VI (The Wise) recognized his abilities and...