Venerable Laurence, a monk who reposed in peace.
The synaxarion records Venerable Laurence as a monk who lived a life of asceticism and reposed in peace. Some accounts place him in the monasteries near Constantinople.
He is commemorated on May 10.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Laurence the Monk is commemorated on May 10. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on May 23 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Lavrentios, Laurentius, Lawrence
Also commemorated on May 10
Alphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus
Martyr, Αλφειός, Φιλάδελφος και Κυπρίνος
Holy Martyrs Alphaeus, Philadelphus and Cyprinus, three brothers who suffered in Sicily.
Name days: Alphaios, Alpheios, Philadelphos
Hesychios of Antioch
Martyr, Ησύχιος ο Ομολογητής
Holy Martyr Hesychios of Antioch, a senior official drowned in the Orontes for his faith.
Erasmus and Onesimus with Fourteen Martyrs
Martyr, Έρασμος και Ονήσιμος
Holy Martyrs Erasmus, Onesimus and the fourteen who suffered with them in Sicily.
Passarion, Agapios and Philemon
Venerable, Πασσαρίων, Αγάπιος και Φιλήμων
Venerable Passarion the Presbyter, with Agapios and Philemon, ascetics of Palestine.
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