May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Martyrs Meletius Stratelates, 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 :* 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 (c.592)
• Saint Kyriakos of Evrychou, in Cyprus, the Wonderworker.
• Nun-martyr Martha, abbess of Monemvasia (990)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Donatian and Rogatian, brothers (299)
• 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 century)
• Saint Vincent of Lerins (445)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• 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

Icon gallery

File:Simeon Stylites the Younger.jpg|St. Simeon Stylites the Younger. 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 twelfth century. File:Heilige Afra.jpg|St. Afra. File:Peinture Saint-Patrice.JPG|Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux. File:Nkiita Stolpnik.jpg|St. Nikita Stylites (fresco, 18th century).

Notes

References

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