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June 5 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 7

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 19 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For June 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 24.

Saints

  • Saint Justus, Bishop of Alexandria (130)
  • Virgin-martyrs Archelais, Thecla, and Susanna, beheaded at Salerno (293) <small>(see also: January 18 - West)</small>
  • Five Virgin-martyrs:

:* Valeria, Kyria, Martha, Mary and Marcia, of Caesarea in Palaestina, martyred for refusing to sacrifice to idols. <small>(see also: June 7)</small>

  • Martyr Gelasius, by beheading.
  • Martyrs Amandus, Amantius, Alexander, Lucius, Alexander, Alexandria, Avdaldus, Donatus, and Peregrinus at Noviodunum (Niculitel) (320)
  • Venerable Bessarion the Great, Wonderworker of Egypt (4th-5th century)
  • Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (845)
  • Venerable Attalus the Wonderworker.
  • Venerable Photius, monk.

Pre-Schism Western saints

  • Saint Romulus of Fiesole, a disciple of the Apostle Peter, martyred in Florence under Domitian (c. 81-96)
  • Martyrs Artemius, Candida and Paulina, at Rome (302)
  • Saint Vincent of Bevagna, first Bishop of Bevagna in Umbria in Italy, martyred under Diocletian (303)
  • Saint Alexander, Martyr-Bishop of Fiesole in Italy (590)
  • Saint Cocca (Cucca, Cuach), patron-saint of Kilcock on the borders of Cos. Meath and Kildare in Ireland.
  • Saint Claudius of Besançon (Claude), Gaul (699) <small>(see also: January 29 )</small>
  • Saint Paisius of Uglich, Abbot (1504)
  • Saint Jonah of Klimetzk, founder of Klimets Monastery, Olonets (1534)

New martyrs and confessors

  • New Hiero-confessor Raphael (Sheichenko), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery (1957)

Other commemorations

  • Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Barlaam of Khutyn, founder of Khutyn Monastery, Novgorod (c. 1452), <small>(see also: November 6 )</small>
  • Commemoration of the miracle of Archangel Michael, at Alexandria.
  • Icon of the Mother of God of Pimen (1381 or 1387)
  • Uncovering of the relics of blessed martyr Basil of Mangazea (1602) <small>(see also: March 22 - Feast; and May 10 - Translation of Relics )</small>
  • Repose of Eldress Raisa of Serafimovich village near Volgograd (1957)