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Today's feasts May 24 2018: Martyrs Meletius Stratelates (the Commander), Stephen, John, and 1218 soldiers with women and children, including: Serapion the Egyptian, Callinicus the former Magician, Theodore, Faustus, the women Marciana, Susanna, and Palladia, two children Cyriacus and Christian, and also Twelve tribunes: Faustus, Festus, Marcellus, Theodore, Meletius, Sergius, Marcellinus, Felix, Photinus, Theodoriscus, Mercurius, and Didymus — all of whom suffered in Galatia (c.138-161); Venerable Symeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain (Symeon the New Stylite) (c.592); Saint Kyriakos of Evrychou, in Cyprus, the Wonderworker; Nun-martyr Martha, Abbess of Monemvasia (990); Martyrs Donatian and Rogatian, brothers (299) (see also May 23); Martyr Afra (304); Martyr Robustian at Milan; Martyr Vincent of Porto; Martyrs Zöellus, Servilius, Felix, Silvanus, and Diocles, in Istria; Saint Patrice (Patrick), fourth Bishop of Bayeux in France (c.469); Saint Elpidios (Elpidius), Bishop of Aversa, in Campania southern Italy (5th c.); Saint Vincent of Lerins (445); Venerable Nikita Stylites, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1186); Saint Gregory of Novgorod, Archbishop (1193); Other Commemorations: Translation of the relics (c.1067) of St. George of the Holy Mountain and Georgia (1065); Repose of Monk Cyriacus of Valaam (1818); Repose of Blessed Amphilochius of Rostov (1824); Glorification (1988) of Saint Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ (c.1803); Inauguration of the church of Virgin Mary in Karrais (Al Kara) of Syria. ( May 11 2018: Julian Calendar ) Martyr Evellius, under Nero (66); Martyrs Maximus, Bassus, and Fabius (284-305); Hieromartyr Mocius (Mucius), presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia, beheaded in Byzantium (288); Martyr Armodius; Martyr Acacius of Lower Moesia; Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, Enlighteners of the Slavs (869, 885); Saints Clement of Ohrid, Sabbas, Angelarius, Gorazd, and Naum of Preslav — Disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius and missionaries of the Slavs, Wonderworkers and Equal-to-the-Apostles (9th c.) (see also July 27 - Slavonic); Saint Rostislav the Prince of Great Moravia, Confessor of the Faith (870); Hieromartyr Anthimus of Rome, and his disciples martyrs Sisinius the deacon with Diocletius and Florentius (284-305); Saint Principia of Rome, a holy virgin in Rome and disciple of St Marcella (420); Saint Mammertus, Archbishop of Vienne (475); Saint Possessor of Verdun, Bishop of Verdun (ca.486); Saint Tudy (Tudinus, Tegwin, Thetgo), a disciple of St Brioc in Brittany (5th c.); Saint Credan of Cornwall, hogherd; Saint Gangulphus (760); Saint Fremund of Dunstable, Anglo-Saxon hermit (866); Martyr Wiborada, anchoress of St. Gallen Abbey in Germany (926) (see also May 2); Saint Odo of Cluny, the second Abbot of Cluny (942); Saint Mayeul (Majolus, Maieul), Abbot of Cluny (994); Saint Odilo of Cluny (1049); Martyrs Olympia, abbess of Mytilene, and nun Euphrosyne (1235); Venerable Sophronius, recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th c.); Saint Nicodemus of Pec, Archbishop of Serbia (1324); Hieromartyr Joseph of Astrakhan, first Metropolitan of Astrakhan (1672); New Martyrs Dioscorus (Dioscorides) and Argyrus (Argyrus, Argyres) of Thessalonica (1806/1808); Blessed Christopher of Georgia (Christesias), monk at the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, at the David Gareja monastery complex, "The Thebaid of Georgia" (1771/1871); Saint Theophylact, bishop of Stavropol and Ekaterinodar (1872); New Hieromartyr Michael, priest (1920); New Hieromartyr Alexander (Petrovsky), Archbishop of Kharkov (1940); Other Commemorations: Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople (330) as Capital of the Roman Empire; Consecration of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. Featured article The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America, founded in 2010, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is the successor to SCOBA, and it is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora." Recently featured: Raphael Morgan, Holy Week, Georges Florovsky, Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria, Paschal Homily, Pachomius the Great. View all featured articles.

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