23 May
42 commemorations of 23 May in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 5 June of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Holy Myrrhbearer Mary of Clopas, aunt of Jesus (1st century)Ἡ Ἁγία Μαρία ἡ Μυροφόρος τοῦ Κλωπᾶorthochristian.com · oca.org · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Manahen (Manaen), prophet and teacher of the Church of Antioch (Acts 13:1) (1st century)Ὁ Προφήτης Μανὴνsynaxarion.gr · drevo-info.ru
- Martyr Seleucius (Selefkos), by sawing in twoὉ Ἅγιος Σέλευκος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr Salonas the Roman, by the swordὉ Ἅγιος Σαλωνᾶς ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Ρωμαῖοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Synesius, Bishop of Karpasia (Carpasia) on Cyprus (c. 5th century)drevo-info.ru
- Saint Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia Salutaris (826)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Ὁμολογητήςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Michael "the black-robed", monk of St. Sabbas Monastery (9th century)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Damian (King Demetrius of Georgia (1125-1156), Damianos in monasticm), HymnographerὉ Ὅσιος Δαμιανὸς ἐκ Γεωργίαςoca.org · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Simon, Bishop of Suzdal (c. early 12th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Σίμων ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος Σουζδαλίαςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Princess (1173)Ἡ Ὁσία Εὐφροσύνηoca.org · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Ioannicius I, Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbia 1272-1276 AD (1279)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Anthony, Bishop of Rostov (1336)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀντώνιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ροστώβsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Cyril, Bishop of Rostov (1384)Ὁ Ἅγιος Κύριλλος Ἐπίσκοπος Ροστώβsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Paisius of Galich, abbot (1460)Ὁ Ὅσιος Παΐσιος τοῦ Γκαλίτςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saints Adrian and Bogolep of Uglich, monks of St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery (late 15th century)Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἀδριανὸς καὶ Βογολέπιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saints Anthony and Joannicius of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda) (16th century)Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἀντώνιος καὶ Ἰωαννίκιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Dorotheus of Pskov Lavra, monk and hermit (1622) and Monk Hilarion of the Dormition of the Theotokos monastery near Podolsk (17th-18th century)Οἱ Ὅσιοι Δωρόθεος καὶ Ἱλαρίωνsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Alexander, Bishop and Wonderworker of Pereiaslav (17th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Θαυματουργός ἐκ Ρωσίαςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Joachim, monk of St. Nicholas monastery of Shartoma (17th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωακεὶμ ὁ ἐν Σαρτόμᾳsynaxarion.gr
- Synaxis of All Saints of Rostov and Yaroslavl (established March 10, 1964)
- Rostov Wonderworkers: Bishop Leontius (1073); Archimandrite Abraham the wonderworker (1073-1077); Bishop Isaiah, wonderworker (1090); Prince Basil (1238); Bishop Ignatius (1288); Peter, Tsarevich of Ordynsk (1290); Bishop James (1391); Archbishop Theodore (1394); Blessed Isidore, Fool-for-Christ (1474); Blessed John of the Hair-Shirt (the Merciful), Fool-for-Christ (1580); Monk Irenarchus the Hermit (1616); Metropolitan Demetrius (1709)
- Yaroslav Wonderworkers: Princes Basil (1249); Constantine (1257); Theodore (1299) and his sons David (1321) and Constantine (XIV)
- Pereslavl Wonderworkers: Monk Nikita the Stylite (1186); Prince Alexander Nevsky (1263); Prince Andrew of Smolensk (15th century); Monk Daniel the Archimandrite (1540)
- Uglich Wonderworkers: Prince Roman (1285); Monk Paisius (1504); Monk Cassian (1504); Monk Ignatius of Lomsk (1591); Tsarevich Demetrius (1591)
- Poshekhonsk Wonderworkers: Monk Sylvester of Obnora (1379); Monk Sebastian (1542); Hieromartyr Adrian (1550); Monk Gennadius of Liubimograd and Kostroma (1565)
- Saint John (Alexeev) of Valaam and New Valamo, Finland, Schema-Abbot (1958)ec-patr.org · drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Eumenius (Saridakis) the Leper, of Crete (Eumenius the Younger), the God-bearer, father confessor to the Athens leprosy hospital (1999)orthochristian.com · ec-patr.org · saint.gr
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.
- Hieromartyrs Epitacius, first Bishop of Tui in Galicia (Spain); and Basileus, second Bishop of Braga in Portugal c. 60-95 (1st century)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐπιτάκιος καὶ Βασίλειοςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk · Roman Martyrology · breviary.net · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Euphebius, Bishop of Naples in ItalyRoman Martyrology
- Martyrs Donatianus and Rogatianus of Nantes, brothers (c. 284-305)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Δονατιανὸς καὶ Ρογατιανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες οἱ αὐτάδελφοιsynaxarion.gr · drevo-info.ru
- Saint Merculialis of Forli (Mercurialis), Bishop of Forlì, zealous opponent of paganism and Arianism (406)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μερκουλιάλιος ὁ Ἐπίσκοποςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Desiderius of Langres (Didier II), Bishop of Langres in Gaul (407)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δεσιδέριος Ἐπίσκοπος Λανγκρὲ Γαλλίαςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Martyrs Quintianus, Lucius and Julianus, with 19 other Christians in North Africa during the persecution of the Arian Vandals (430)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κουϊντιανὸς, Λούκιος καὶ Ἰουλιανὸς καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς δέκα ἐννέα Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux in Normandy 464-469 ADὉ Ἅγιος Πατρίκιος ὁ Ἐπίσκοποςsynaxarion.gr
- Saints Eutychius and Florentius, two monks who governed a monastery in Valcastoria near Nursia, Italy (540)Οἱ Ὅσιοι Εὐτύχιος καὶ Φλωρέντιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Goban (Gobhnena), Abbot of the monastery of Old Leighlin, from where he went to Tascaffin in Co. Limerick, Ireland (6th-7th century)
- Hieromartyr Desiderius, Bishop of Vienne (608)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δεσιδέριος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Βιέννηςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Syagrius (Siacre) of Nice, a monk at Lérins Abbey, who later founded the monastery of St Pons, at Cimiez, then becoming Bishop of Nice 777-787Ὁ Ὅσιος Συάγριοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Guibertus of Gorze (Wicbert), a hermit on his own estate of Gembloux in Brabant, Belgium, who retired to the monastery of Gorze in France (962)
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Icon of the Theotokos 'Thou Art the True Vine'oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Uncovering of the relics (1164) of St. Leontius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov (1073)Εὕρεσις Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Λεοντίου Ἐπισκόπου Ροστώβsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Uncovering of the relics (1210) of St. Abramius of Rostov, Archimandrite (1077)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀβράμιοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Translation of the holy relics (1992) of Saint Joachim of Ithaca (1868)Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ὁσίου Ἰωακεὶμ τοῦ Ἰθακησίουsynaxarion.gr
- Uncovering of the relics (2001) of new martyrs Evdokia Sheykovoy, Daria Timaginoy, Daria Ulybina, and Maria (1919)drevo-info.ru · mospat.ru
- Repose of Hieromonk Damascene of Valaam (1825)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Hieroschemamonk Meletius of Svir, disciple of Elder Theodore of Svir (1877)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Nun Euphrosyne, disciple of St. Barsanuphius of Optina (1934)pravoslavie.ru
The list is May 23 (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.