May 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 29 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 31

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 12 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For May 30th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 17.

Saints

• Martyrs Aphrodisius, Agapius, Eusebios, Charalampos and Christina, in Nicomedia, by fire (65)[1][note 2] (see also April 28 - West)
• Hieromartyr Eutychius, disciple of St. John the Theologian (1st century)[3] (see also August 24)
• Martyrs Romanos and Teletios, in Nicomedia, by the sword.[4]
• Martyr Euplius (Efplos).[5]
• Martyr Natalios, by the sword.[6]
• Venerable Martyr Barlaam, of Caesarea in Cappadocia (c. 303–305)[7][8]
• Saint Cyprian of Antioch, reposed in peace.[9]
• Saint Macrina the Elder, grandmother of St. Basil the Great (340)[10][11]
• Saint Emmelia of Caesarea, mother of Saint Basil the Great (375)[12] (see also January 1 )
• Venerable Isaac the Confessor, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (383)[10][13][14]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Gabinus and Crispulus, at Torres in Sardinia, Protomartyrs of Sardinia (130)[15][16]
• Pope Saint Felix I, who was the first to condemn the heresy of Paul of Samosata (274)[15][16]
• Saint Venantius of Gaul, elder brother of St Honoratus of Lérins (374)[10][15][17][note 3]
• Saint Exuperantius (Esuperantio), Bishop of Ravenna and Confessor (418)[15][16]
• Saint Madelgisilus, Irish saint, disciple of St Fursey (655)[15][note 4]
• Saint Anastasius of Pavia (680)[15][16]
• Saint Hubert (Hugbert of Bretigny, Hubert of Maastricht), the "Apostle of the Ardennes", first Bishop of Liège (727)[10][15]
• Saint Gamo, monk and then Abbot of Brétigny near Noyon in France (8th century)[15]
• Saint Walstan, a farm labourer in Taverham and Costessey, remarkable for his charity (1016)[15]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint James, monk of Starotorzhok in Galich, Kostroma (15th-16th century)[10]
• Venerables Isaiah and Nikanor of Arkhangel'sk (16th-17th century)[11][18][note 5]

New martyrs and confessors

• Hieromartyr Basil, Priest (1942)[11][20]

Other commemorations

• Consecration of the Church of St. Euphemia in Dexiokratiana, Constantinople.[21][note 6]
• Repose of Abbot Ephraim of Sarov (1778)[10]
• Repose of Hieromonk Benedict (Ghius) of Romania (1990)[10]

Icon gallery

• 
  Venerable Isaac the Confessor, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople.
• 
  St. Aphrodisius.
• 
  Pope Felix I (269 - 274), Fresco in Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
• 
  St. Hubert, the "Apostle of the Ardennes", first Bishop of Liège.
• 
  Stained glass window of St. Hubert, with the vision of the crucifix standing between the antlers of the stag or hart he was pursuing.
• 
  St. Walstan (from the rood screen at St Andrew's Church, Great Ryburgh, Norfolk).

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. "[Roman, Gallican and Spanish Martyrologies. Ado, Usuardus, and Notker.]"

   • "S. APHRODISIUS and his companions have met with a very remarkable fate. The Martyrologies mention Aphrodisius, Carilippus, Agapitus, Eusebius, Malina, and others, as martyrs, and some add, at Tarsus, in Cilicia. But at Béziers, in France, S. Aphrodisius is venerated on this day as the first bishop of the see; and a strange story is told of him. He is said to have been an Egyptian, who received SS. Mary, Joseph, and the infant Saviour, into his house on the occasion of the flight into Egypt. And when he heard of the miracles and death and resurrection of Christ, he was converted, and went and joined himself to the Apostles, and received the Holy Ghost along with them on the day of Pentecost. Then he was appointed bishop under S. Peter, and travelled with him. Afterwards he went with Sergius Paulus to Gaul; Sergius Paulus became first bishop of Narbonne, and Aphrodisius first bishop of Beziers, by the appointment of S. Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles. And there he suffered martyrdom with his companions, Carilippus, or Ciryppius, Agapius and Eusebius.

   But as Henschenius has shewn, this story is made up of scraps of legendary matter from various sources, of absolutely no authority. This is not all. On the strength of the place of martyrdom of these saints not being inserted in some Martyrologies, the forger of the Chronicle of Flavius Dexter in the 16th cent. set them all down as having suffered at Capana, in Portugal, in the year 76. Relying on the impudent forgery of Higuera, in 1651, De Arze Reynoso, B. of Plasencia, in whose diocese Capana was, obtained authority from the Holy See to solemnize the festival of these saints, as a double with proper office, and indulgences for forty days to all who should assist at the offices, and pray for the extirpation of heresy and peace between Christian princes. S. Aphrodisius is represented at Bourges with his head in his hands."[2]

3. After living as hermit on an island near Cannes, both travelled to the East to learn the monastic life. Saint Venantius reposed in peace in Greece.
4. After some years of monastic life at St Riquier in France, he went to live as a hermit with St Pulgan near Monstrelet.
5. The Monks Isaiah and Nikanor of Arkhangel'sk were glorified in the exploit of wilderness-dwelling on the banks of the River Rucha in the Arkhangel'sk frontier region.[19]
6. This feast is described in Patmos Codex 266.

References

1. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀφροδίσιος, Ἀγάπιος, Εὐσέβιος, Ρωμανός, Τελέτιος, Χαράλαμπος καὶ Χριστίνα οἱ Μάρτυρες. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. APHRODISIUS AND COMPANIONS, MM. (DATE UNCERTAIN.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 358-359.
3. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐτυχὴς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ρωμανός καὶ Τελέτιος οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἐν Νικομηδείᾳ Καέντων. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὔπλος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Νατάλιος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Βαρλαὰμ ὁ Μάρτυρας. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 30 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
9. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Κυπριανὸς ὁ ἐξ Ἀντιοχείας. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. May 30/June 12. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
11. June 12 / May 30. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
12. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ἡ Ὁσία Ἐμμελεία. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσαάκιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. Venerable Isaac the Founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
15. May 30. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
16. May 30. The Roman Martyrology.
17. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Βενάνδιος. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
18. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἡσαΐας καὶ Νικάνωρ ἐκ Ρωσίας. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
19. Fr. S. Janos. The Monks Isaiah and Nikanor of Arkhangel'sk. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
20. (in Russian) 30 мая (ст.ст.) 12 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
21. Great Synaxaristes (in Greek) Ἐγκαίνια τοῦ ναοῦ τῆς Ἁγίας Εὐφημίας ἐν Δεξιοκρατιαναῖς. 30 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Sources

• May 30/June 12. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 12 / May 30. 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 30. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• May 30. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 30. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 30 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 30 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 12 июня (30 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 30 мая (ст.ст.) 12 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).