Orthocal

Saints

Friday May 22, 2026 / May 9, 2026

  1. Prophet Isaiah (8th c. B.C.). primary
  2. Martyr Christopher of Lycia, and with him Martyrs Callinica and Aquilina (249). primary
  3. Repose of the Venerable Shio of Mgvime (6th c.) (Georgia). primary
  4. Translation of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari, in 1087.
  5. Venerable Joseph of Optina (1911).
  6. New Hieromartyr Demetrius priest (1938).
  7. New Hieromartyr Basil priest (1939).
  8. Translation of the relics (1775) of Child-martyr Gabriel of Slutsk (1690).
  9. Martyr Epimachus of Pelusium, who suffered at Alexandria (250).
  10. Martyr Gordion at Rome (362).
  11. Venerable Nicholas, who lived in Vuneni, of Larissa in Thessaly (1400).
  12. Zaraysk Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (1225).