May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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)

Icon gallery

File:Wifes grave kizhi.jpg|Icon of the Myrrhbearing Women (The Three Marys, including Mary of Clopas) at the Tomb of Christ (Kizhi, Russia, 18th century). File:Basilique Saint-Donatien et Saint-Rogatien tomb.jpg|Tomb of Sts. Donatian and Rogatian in the Basilica of Sts. Donatian and Rogatian. The tomb is empty, as the relics were transferred to Ostia in the 12th century. File:Campanile dell Abbazia di San Mercuriale.jpg|Bell tower of the Abbey of St Mercurialis of Forlì, Forlì. File:Peinture Saint-Patrice.JPG|Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux. File:King Demetre I wearing front-opening qaba with Arabic tiraz bands inscribed in Kufic script, first half of the 12th centuryn Macxvarisi, Svaneti, northern Georgia.jpg|St. Demetrius I of Georgia, known as Damian after tonsure. File:EufrasinniaPolackaja.jpg|St. Euphrosyne of Polatsk. File:Abraham, Isaiah, Leontiy and Ignatiy of Rostov and Sergius of Radonezh (15-16 c., Rostov museum).jpg|Rostov Wonderworkers: Sts. Abraham, Isaiah, Leontiy and Ignatiy of Rostov with Sergius of Radonezh. File:Saint Abraham of Rostov.jpg|Rostov Wonderworkers: St. Abraham of Rostov. File:Dimitry rostovsky 17c.jpg|Rostov Wonderworkers: St. Dimitry of Rostov. File:Ignatiy of Rostov.jpg|Rostov Wonderworkers: St. Ignatius of Rostov. File:Yaroslavl saints (15th c., Museum of Russian icon).jpg|Yaroslav Wonderworkers: Sts. David, Theodore and Constantine of Yaroslavl (15th century). File:Nkiita Stolpnik.jpg|Pereslavl Wonderworkers: Monk Nikita the Stylite. File:Alexander Newski.jpg|Pereslavl Wonderworkers: St. Alexander Nevsky. File:Daniil of Pereslavl.jpg|Pereslavl Wonderworkers: Monk Daniel the Archimandrite (1668). File:Adrian Poshekhonskiy.jpg|Poshekhonsk Wonderworkers: St. Adrian of Poshekhonye.

Notes

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