May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 17 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For May 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 21.

Saints

• Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (287)[1][2]
• Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor, and his disciples (284-303)[3]
• Martyrs Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, and 60 others, monks at Scythopolis of Palestine (beginning of the 4th century)[4][5]
• Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza, bishop, and with him 40 martyrs (311)[2][6][7] (see also: October 14)
• Saint Hilary of the desert, the Wonderworker.[8][9]
• Saint Nicephorus of Medikion, abbot and founder of Medikion Monastery (813)[10]
• Saint Athanasios of Corinth, bishop (10th-11th century)[11]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Hieromartyr Porphyrius (250)[2][12]
• Saint Curcodomus, a deacon in Rome sent to help St Peregrinus (2nd century)[2][12]
• Hieromartyr Erasmus of Formiae, bishop in Campania, and 20,000 martyrs with him (303)[7]
• Martyrs Florian and 40 companions, at Lorsch, Austria (304)[2][12][13]
• Saint Monica of Tagaste, the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo (387)[2][14]
• Saint Nepotianus, nephew of St Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino near Venice in Italy (395)[12][15]
• Saint Venerius of Milan, second bishop of Milan, a loyal supporter of St John Chrysostom (409)[2][12]
• Saint Conleth, first Bishop of Kildare (c. 519)[12] (see also: May 3 and May 10)[16][17][18][19]
• Saint Anthony du Rocher, a disciple of St Benedict and companion of St Maurus in his mission to France, founder of the monastery of Saint Julian in Tours (6th century)[12]
• Saint Æthelred (Ethelred, Ailred), king of Mercia and monk (716)[7][12]
• Saint Sacerdos of Limoges, Bishop of Limoges (720)[12]
• Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim, became Bishop of Hildesheim in 1022 and did much to spread the Faith (1038)[12]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Theodosia (Fedosia), princess of Vladimir, (wife of Jaroslav Vsevolodovich; mother of St. Alexander Nevsky) (1244)[20]
• Venerable Nicephorus (the Solitary, the Hesychast) of Mount Athos, teacher of St. Gregory Palamas (before 1300)[21][22]
• The Alfanov brothers of Novgorod:

• Saints: Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac of Novgorod; founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery in 1389.[23]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr John Vasiliev, priest, (1942)[24][25]
• New Hieromartyr Nicholas Tochtuev, deacon, (1943)[24][25]
• New Hieromartyr Vasily Martysz, Archpriest (1945)[26][note 2] (see also April 21)

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics of the Righteous Lazarus and Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, to Constantinople[5][27]
• Icon of the Mother of God "Staro Rus" (Staraya Russa) Old Russian (1570)[24][28]

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Pelagia of Tarsus (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
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  The Martyrdom of Erasmus of Formiae.
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  St. Florian.
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  St. Monica of Tagaste, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo.
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  Altar with sarcophagus containing the corpses of Sts. Venerius, Marolus, Glycerius, Lazarus, bishops of Milan (San Nazaro Maggiore basilica in Milan).
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  Stained glass window (1890): Foundation of the church of St John's Church, Chester, England, by king Æthelred of Mercia 689.
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  New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn.

References

1. 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").
2. See also: (in Polish) Bazyli Martysz. (Polish Wikipedia).

1. Ἡ Ἁγία Πελαγία ἡ Μάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. May 4, The Roman Martyrology.
3. Hieromartyr Albian the Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
4. Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀντωνίνος, Ἀφροδίσιος, Βαλεριανός, Λεόντιος, Μακρόβιος καὶ Μίδας οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς μαρτυρήσαντες. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.33.
6. Hieromartyr Silvanus the Bishop of Gaza, and with him 40 Martyrs. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
7. May 4/17, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
8. Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἱλάριος ὁ Θαυματουργός. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 4 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
10. Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ἡγούμενος τῆς μονῆς Μηδικίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος Ἐπίσκοπος Κορίνθου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. May 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
13. Ὁ Ἅγιος Φλωριανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. Ἡ Ἁγία Μόνικα μητέρα τοῦ Ἁγίου Αὐγουστίνου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
15. Ὁ Ἅγιος Νεποτιανὸς ὁ πρεσβύτερος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. "Den hellige Conleth av Kildare (~450-~519)". Den katolske kirke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
17. "Celtic and Old English Saints - 3 May". celticsaints.org. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
18. "May 4 - St Conleth (450-519)". Catholicireland.net. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
19. "КОНЛЕТ КИЛДАРСКИЙ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
20. Ἡ Ὁσία Θεοδοσία πριγκίπισσα τοῦ Βλαδιμίρ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. Venerable Nicephorus of Mt. Athos, Albania. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
22. Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ὁ ἐν Ἄθῳ ἀσκήσας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
23. Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἰσαάκ, Κλήμης, Κύριλλος, Νικήτας καὶ Νικηφόρος ἐκ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. May 17, 2011 / May 4, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
25. (in Russian) 4 мая (ст.ст.) 17 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
26. New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
27. Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου καὶ Δικαίου Λαζάρου καὶ τῆς Μαρίας τῆς Μαγδαληνῆς τῆς Μυροφόρου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
28. Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς «Παλαιᾶς» ἐν Ρωσίᾳ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Sources

• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• May 4/17, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
• May 17, 2011 / May 4, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
• May 4, 2011, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• May 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 4, The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 4 ΜΑΪΟΥ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 4 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 17 мая (4 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 4 мая (ст.ст.) 17 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).