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May 14 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective May14 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Saints

Martyr Maximus of Rome, under Decius (250)May 14/27. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).Martyr Maximus. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Martyr Isidore of Chios (251)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Μάρτυρας ἐν Χίῳ. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saints Alexander, Barbaras, and Acolythus (Acolouthus), martyred at the Church of St Irene (Holy Peace), near the sea in Constantinople.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀλέξανδρος, Βάρβαρος καὶ Ἀκόλουθος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Martyrs Aristotle and Leandros.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀριστοτέλης καὶ Λέανδρος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Boniface of Tarsus, martyr (307)May 14. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.May 14. The Roman Martyrology.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. BONIFACE, M. (A.D. 290.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 191. Venerable Serapion the Sindonite, monk of Egypt (5th century)Venerable Serapion of Egypt. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Hieromartyr Therapontus, Bishop of Cyprus (632)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεράποντας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Κύπρου. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Pre-Schism Western saints

Martyrs Justa, Justina and Henedina, in Sardinia (c. 130) Saint Pontius of Cimiez (Pons de Cimiez), martyred in Cimella (Cimiez) near Nice, whose relics gave his name to the town of Saint-Pons. (c. 258)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. PONTIUS, M. (ABOUT A.D. 257.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 188-191. Saint Aprunculus (Apruncule), first bishop of Langres, later of Clermont, Gaul (c. 488) Saint Boniface, Bishop of Ferentino in Tuscany (6th century) Saint Carthage (Carthach Mochuda) the Younger, founder and first abbot of Lismore (637)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Καρτέγιος Ἐπίσκοπος Λίσμορ. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. CARTHAGH, OR MOCHUDA, B. OF LISMORE. (A.D. 637.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 196-198. Saint Erembert, Bishop of Toulouse (657) Saint Tuto (Totto), monk and Abbot of St Emmeram in Regensburg in Germany, where he later became bishop (930) Saint Hallvard, of the royal family of Norway, patron saint of Oslo, martyr (1043)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. HALLVARD, M. (A.D. 1043.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 202-203. (see also: May 15)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Saint Nicetas, Bishop of Novgorod and recluse of the Kiev Caves (1108)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικήτας ὁ Ἔγκλειστος. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Leontius II of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1190)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Λεόντιος Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.St Leontius the Patriarch of Jerusalem. OCA - Feasts and Saints. 14 мая (ст.ст.) 27 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). Saint Isidore of Rostov, Fool-for-Christ and Wonderworker (1474)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Θαυματουργός ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν σαλός. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. New Martyr Mark of Crete, at Smyrna (1643)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μᾶρκος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. New Martyr John of Bulgaria (Raiko-John of Shumena), the goldsmith (1802)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Βούλγαρος, ὁ χρυσοχόος. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. РАЙКО-ИОАНН ШУМЕНСКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 3, 2026. Saint Andrew, Abbot of the Holy Trinity–St. Raphael Monastery, Tyumen (1820)May 27 / May 14. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). АНДРЕЙ РАФАИЛОВСКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 3, 2026. Synaxis of the Saints of Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast (2014) СОБОР СТАРОБЕЛЬСКИХ СВЯТЫХ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 3, 2026.

New martyrs and confessors

New Hieromartyr Peter Rozhdestvin, Archpriest, of Lanino, Ryazan (1939) РОЖДЕСТВИН ПЕТР АЛЕКСЕЕВИЧ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 3, 2026. New Hiero-confessor Matthew, Hieromonk, of Yaransk (1927) (see also: May 16)

Other commemorations

Commemoration of the martyrdom by the Poles (1609), of: Abbot Anthony with 40 monks and 1,000 laymen of the St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery;Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ Μάρτυρες μοναχοὶ καὶ λαϊκοί. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. and Abbot Daniel with 30 monks and 200 laymen of the St. Nicholas Monastery, Kostroma.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Δανιὴλ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ Μάρτυρες μοναχοὶ καὶ λαϊκοί. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Synaxis of the Yaroslavsk-Pechersk Icon of the Mother of God (1823)Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Ἰαροσλάβλ. 14 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.The Yaroslavsk (Pechersk) Icon of the Mother of God. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)."Yaroslavl-Caves" Icon of the Mother of God. OCA - Feasts and Saints. First uncovering of the relics (1846) of Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworker of Zadonsk (1783)

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References

Sources May 14/27. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). May 27 / May 14. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). May 14. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. May 14. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. May 14. The Roman Martyrology. Greek Sources Great Synaxaristes: 14 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Συναξαριστής. 14 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources 27 мая (14 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). 14 мая (ст.ст.) 27 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).