May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor
• Hieromartyr Albian, Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor, and his disciples
• Martyrs Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, and 60 others, monks at Scythopolis of Palestine
• Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza, bishop, and with him 40 martyrs
• Saint Hilary of the desert, the Wonderworker.
• Saint Nicephorus of Medikion, abbot and founder of Medikion Monastery
• Saint Athanasios of Corinth, bishop

  Pre-Schism Western saints

• Hieromartyr Porphyrius
• Saint Curcodomus, a deacon in Rome sent to help St Peregrinus
• Hieromartyr Erasmus of Formiae, bishop in Campania, and 20,000 martyrs with him
• Martyrs Florian and 40 companions, at Lorsch, Austria
• Saint Monica of Tagaste, the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo
• Saint Nepotianus, nephew of St Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino near Venice in Italy
• Saint Venerius of Milan, second bishop of Milan, a loyal supporter of St John Chrysostom
• Saint Conleth, first Bishop of Kildare
• Saint Anthony du Rocher, a disciple of St Benedict and companion of St Maurus in his mission to France, founder of the monastery of Saint Julian in Tours
• Saint Æthelred, king of Mercia and monk
• Saint Sacerdos of Limoges, Bishop of Limoges
• Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim, became Bishop of Hildesheim in 1022 and did much to spread the Faith

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Theodosia, princess of Vladimir,
• Venerable Nicephorus of Mount Athos, teacher of St. Gregory Palamas
• The Alfanov brothers of Novgorod:

  New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr John Vasiliev, priest,
• New Hieromartyr Nicholas Tochtuev, deacon,
• New Hieromartyr, Archpriest

  Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics of the Righteous Lazarus and Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, to Constantinople
• Icon of the Mother of God "Staro Rus" Old Russian

  Icon gallery