Saints
Martin and Heraclius
Saints commemorated together in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- May 5old style May 18
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saints Martin and Heraclius, of Slavic origin, were persecuted by heretics, the Arians, in Illyria. They died in exile in the fourth century. The Serbian Church commemorates them on 5 May by the old calendar (18 May by the new).
Commemorated the same day May 5
Hilary of ArlesSaint · Bishop of ArlesMay 5
Irene of MacedoniaGreat Martyr · Great Martyr of MacedoniaMay 5
Ephraim of Nea MakriVenerable Martyr · Monk martyr of AtticaMay 5
Irene of ThessalonicaMartyr · Martyr of ThessalonicaMay 5- Maximus III of JerusalemSaint · Bishop of JerusalemMay 5
Adrian of MonzaVenerable · Founder of the Monza River monasteryMay 5- LannoMartyrMay 5
- Matrona of HureziVenerable · Abbess of Hurezi MonasteryMay 5
- Gideon of SerpukhovVenerable · MonkMay 5
- Euthymius of MadytosSaint · Bishop of MadytosMay 5
- Amador, Pedro and Luis of MartosHoly MartyrsMay 5
- Amator of CórdobaHieromartyrMay 5