6 Мая 2016 - Orthodox Calendar / Orthodox Menologion Online

Friday, May 6, 2016 (April 23, 2016 by the Julian calendar)
Bright Week

Entire week. "Life- giving Spring" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Friday of the Bright Week). Commemoration of the renewal (sanctification) of the Holy Theotokos temple near the Life-giving Spring in Constantinople (5th c.) (movable holiday on the Friday of the Bright Week). "Pochaev" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Friday of the Bright Week). +)Holy Glorious Great-martyr, Victory-bearer and Wonderworker George (303). New Hieromartyr John priest (1940). Martyr Alexandra the Empress, wife of Diocletian (303). Martyrs Anatolius and Protoleon, soldiers converted by witnessing the martyrdom of St. George. Martyrs Glycerius, Athanasius the Magician, Valerius, and Donatus at Nicomedia. Martyr Therinus of Bothrotus in Epirus (250). New Martyr George of Ptolomais (1752). New Martyr Lazarus of Bulgaria, who suffered at Pergamus (1802). Blessed George of Shenkursk, fool-for-Christ (1462). New Hieromartyr Priest Egor (George) of Spas Chekriak village, Russia (1918). New Hieromartyr Priest Sergius Zacharczuk of Nabroz (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland) (1943).