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Today's feasts May 23 2024: Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, the wife of Cleopas, aunt of Jesus (1st c.); Saint Manaen (Manahen), prophet and teacher of the Church of Antioch (Acts 13:1) (1st c.); 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); Hieromartyrs Epitacius, first Bishop of Tui in Galicia (Spain), and Basileus, second Bishop of Braga in Portugal ca.60-95 (1st c.); Saint Euphebius, Bishop of Naples in Italy; Martyr Salonas the Roman, by the sword; Martyrs Donatianus and Rogatianus of Nantes, brothers (ca.284-305) (see also May 24); 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 c.); 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); Saint Damian (Damianos in monasticm), (King Demetrius of Georgia) (1125-1156), Hymnographer (1156); Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk, princess and Abbess of Polotsk (1173); Saint Simon, Bishop of Suzdal (ca.12th c.); Saint Abramios of Yaroslavl, monk and abbot of the Savior Monastery in Yaroslavl (1219); Saint Ioannicius I of Peć, Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbia 1272-1276 A.D. (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 c.) (see also August 22 for Monk Bogolep); Saints Anthony and Joannicius of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda) (16th c.); Saint Dorotheus of Pskov Lavra, monk and hermit (1622), and Monk Hilarion of the Dormition of the Theotokos monastery near Podolsk (17th-18th c.); Saint Alexander, Bishop and Wonderworker of Pereyaslav (17th c.); Saint Joachim, monk of St. Nicholas monastery of Sartoma (17th c.); Synaxis of All Saints of Rostov and Yaroslavl (established on March 10, 1964): Rostov Wonderworkers, Yaroslav Wonderworkers, Pereslavl Wonderworkers, Uglich Wonderworkers, Poshekhonsk Wonderworkers; 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 c.); Hieromartyr Daniel with 30 monks and 200 laymen of Uglich, during the Polish–Muscovite War (1608) (see May 14); 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) (see March 2). ( May 10 2024: Julian Calendar ) Apostle Simon the Zealot; Martyr Hesychius the Palatine of Antioch (ca.304); Saint Isidora the Fool-for-Christ, of Tabennisi, Egypt (ca. 365); Saint Isidore of Alexandria (319-404), Hieromonk and Hospitaller (hospital administrator) (404); Venerable Passarion the Presbyter (Passarion of Palestine), Agapius and Philemon (mid 5th c.); Blessed Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (5th c.) (see also October 8); Saint Laurence of Egypt, monk (6th c.); Martyrs Calepodius, Palmatius, Simplicius, Felix, Blanda and Companions (ca.222-232); Martyrs Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyprian, at Lentini in Sicily (251); Martyrs Erasmus, Onesimus, and 14 other martyrs, in Sicily (251); Saint Aurelian of Limoges, Disciple of St Martial of Limoges in France (3rd c.); Martyrs Quartus and Quintus, two citizens of Capua who were condemned and executed in Rome; Saint Comgall, founder and abbot of Bangor (602); Saint Cataldus, born in Munster in Ireland, became a monk at Lismore, then Bishop of Taranto; renowned for miracles (7th c.); Virgin-martyr Solangia (Solange) (880); Saint Simeon the Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal of the Kiev Near Caves (1226); Saint Laurence, monastic founder at Mt. Pelion in Volos (late 14th c.); Blessed Simon of Yurievits and Zharki, Fool-for-Christ (1584); Saint Eustathios of Crimea (1745-1759), martyred in Theodosia, Crimea (1759); Saint Synesius of Irkutsk (1787); Other Commemorations: Passage of the relics (1087) of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker through the island of Zakynthos, while on their way to Bari; Translation of the relics (1670) of the Blessed martyr Basil of Mangazea in Siberia (1602); "Kiev-Bratskaya" Icon of the Mother of God (1654); Repose of Eldress Taisia (Thaisia) of Voronezh (1840); Repose of Hieromonk Andrew (in schema Abramius) of Whitehoof Convent (1902). 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. 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