22 May
34 commemorations of 22 May in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 4 June of the civil calendar.
Feasts
- Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Second Ecumenical Council (381)Μνήμη Β’ Οἰκουμενικῆς Συνόδουorthochristian.com · oca.org · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Saints
- Righteous Melchizedek, King of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) (c. 2000 BC)oca.org · drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Sophia the Healer, a physician, by beheadingἩ Ἁγία Σοφία ἡ Μάρτυς ἡ Ἰατρόςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Marcellus, by being placed in molten leadὉ Ἅγιος Μάρκελλος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr Codratus (Quadratus), by being dragged by horsesὉ Ἅγιος Κόδρος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr Basiliscus of Comana (c. 308)Ὁ Ἅγιος Βασιλίσκος ὁ Μάρτυραςoca.org · synaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · breviary.net · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyrs Donatus, Bishop of Thmuis, the priest Macarius, and the deacon Theodore (c. 316)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δονάτος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint John Vladimir, King of Serbia, Martyr, Wonderworker, whose relics are at Elbasan (1015)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Θαυματουργός τοῦ Βλαδιμήρουoca.org · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Kali of Asia Minor (c. 14th century)Ἡ Ὁσία Καλήsynaxarion.gr
- New Hieromartyr Zachariah, priest of Prussa (1802)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζαχαρίας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ Νέοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Blessed James, youth, of Borovichi, Novgorod, Wonderworker (1540)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ Δίκαιοςoca.org · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr Demetrios of Peloponnesos (1803)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δημήτριος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Πελοποννήσιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable Monk-martyr Paul of Mt. Athos, at Tripolis, Peloponnesus (1818)Ὁ Ἅγιος Παῦλος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- Saint Innocent (Yastrebov), Archbishop of Astrakhan, Confessor (1928)drevo-info.ru
- New Hieromartyr Maxim (Zhizhilenko), Bishop of Serpukhov (1931)drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Michael Borisov, Archpriest, of Uglich (1942)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru · pravoslavie.ru
Saints of the West before the Schism
Saints of the Latin West before the Schism of 1054. The Orthodox Church honours the saints of the undivided Church, though few of these are in the Greek or Slavic Menaia; this list follows the calendars kept by the Orthodox in the West.
- Saint Ausonius, first Bishop of Angoulême (1st or 3rd century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Αὐσόνιος ὁ Ἐπίσκοποςorthodoxengland.org.uk · synaxarion.gr
- Saint Marcian of Ravenna, Bishop and Confessor (c. 127)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μαρκιανὸς ὁ Ἐπίσκοποςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Martyrs Castus and Emilius, by fire, in Carthage (250)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Αἰμίλιος καὶ Κάστος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Martyrs Timothy, Faustinus and Venustus, in Rome, under Julian the Apostate (362)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Τιμόθεος, Φαυστίνος καὶ Βενοῦστος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Helen of Caernarfon (Elen Luyddog, lit. "Helen of the Hosts"), daughter of a Romano-British ruler, wife of Emperor Magnus Maximus, and a founder of...Ἡ Ἁγία Ἑλένη ἡ Πριγκίπισσαsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Helen of Auxerre (c. 418)Ἡ Ἁγία Ἑλένη τῆς Ὡξέρρηςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Julia of Corsica the martyr, who was crucified (440)Ἡ Ἁγία Ἰουλία ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Quiteria the virgin-martyr, in Spain (5th century)Ἡ Ἁγία Κουϊτερία ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Romanus of Subiaco (Romanus of Auxerre), ascetic who ministered to Saint Benedict of Nursia (560)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ρωμανὸς ὁ Ἀσκητήςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Fulk (c. 600)
- Saint Boethian of Pierrepont (near Laon), Irish, Benedictine monk, martyred in France (7th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Βοηθιανὸς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Conall (Conald, Coel), of Inniskeel (Inniscoel, Innis-coel), County Donegal, Abbot of the island monastery of Inniskeel (7th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Κονάλδοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint John of Parma, abbot of Saint John's at Parma from 973 to c. 982, then under Cluniac observance
- Saint Bobo (Beuvon), hermit (c. 985)
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Synaxis of the Cyprus Icon ("Sophianois" Icon) of the Most Holy Mother of GodΣύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Σοφιανοῖςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
- "Surety of Sinners" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, Korets (1622)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Cleopas of Valaam, disciple of Saint Paisius Velichkovsky (1816)orthodox.net
- Repose of Eldress Macrina of Volos (Macrina of Portaria) (1995)pravoslavie.ru
The list is May 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), read on 2026-09-25 and adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0: its sections and years, the Greek headings of the Great Synaxaristes where it cites them, and beside each line the sources it names. Names in bold are the saints the day is named for in Greek usage, checked against the Church of Cyprus.