May 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Hieromartyr Eutychius of Melitene, Bishop of Melitene (1st century)
• Woman martyr Heliconis of Thessalonica (244)
• Saint Alexander, Bishop of Thessalonica (4th century)
• Hieromartyr Helladius of the East, bishop (4th century) (see also May 27)
• Venerable Nicetas the Confessor, Archbishop of Chalcedon (early 9th century)
• Blessed Andrew of Constantinople, Fool-for-Christ of Constantinople (911)
• Venerable Virgin-Martyr Philothea (Philothea of Pamphylia), Wonderworker

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Crescens, Paul, Dioscorides and Helladius, of Rome (244)
• Martyrs Aemilius, Felix, Priamus, and Lucian, in Sardinia.
• Saint Senator of Milan, Bishop of Milan, (480)
• Hieromartyr Caraunus (Ceraunus, Cheron), Deacon, near Chartres (5th century)
• Saint Justus of Urgell, first recorded Bishop of Urgell, in Catalonia in Spain (527)
• Saint Germain of Paris (Germanus), Bishop (576)
• Saint William of Gellone, built a monastery at Gellone in France, later named Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (812)
• Saint Podius, Bishop of Florence from 990, and Confessor (1002)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Ignatius of Rostov, Bishop and Wonderworker (1288)
• Saint Gerontius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1489)
• Venerable Sophronius of Bulgaria, Monk (1510)
• New Martyr Demetrius (Mitros) of Tripolitsa (1794)
• New Hieromartyr Zachariah, Priest of Prusa (1802)
• Saint Helen Manturova, Nun of Diveyevo (1832)
• Blessed Domnica (Likvinenko), Ascetic of Cherson (1967)

New martyrs and confessors

• Hieromartyrs Macarius Morzhov, and Nicholas Aristov (Deacon) (1931)
• Martyrs Dionisius Petushkov, Ignatius Markov and Peter Yudin (1931)
• Hieromartyr Heraclius Motyah, Confessor (1936)
• Hieromartyr Basil Preobrazhensky, Priest (1940)
• Hieromartyr Hermogenes Kadomtsev (1942)

Other commemorations

• Icon of the Mother of God of Nicea (304)
• Icon of the Mother of God "the Unbreakable Wall".
• Icon of the Mother of God the "Softener of Evil Hearts".
• Synaxis of the Galich "Umilenie-Tenderness" Icon of the Mother of God (1350) (see also: July 20, August 15)

Icon gallery

File:Nicetas the Confessor (Menologion of Basil II).jpg|St. Nicetas the Confessor, Archbishop of Chalcedon (Menologion of Basil II). File:Sant'AndreafolleinCristo.jpg|St. Andrew of Constantinople. File:Saint Senator 4.jpg|St. Senator of Milan. File:Saint Justus.PNG|St. Justus of Urgell. File:Catedral Urgell 1.jpg|Side of the Cathedral of St. Justus of Urgell, Spain. File:Saintgermanusofparis.jpg|St. Germain of Paris (from a Book of Hours illuminated by Jean le Tavernier, c. 1450-1460). File:Chevet gellone.jpg|Romanesque apse of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, in Hérault, France - the monastery William of Gellone founded in 804 and entered in 806. File:Ignatiy of Rostov.jpg|St. Ignatius of Rostov.

Notes

References

Sources

• May 28/June 10. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 10 / May 28. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• May 28. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• May 28. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 28. The Roman Martyrology.

; Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 28 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 28 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

; Russian Sources

• 10 июня (28 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 28 мая (ст.ст.) 10 июня (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

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