Apostle
Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian († 98-117)
In Russian: Апостола и евангелиста Иоанна Богослова (98-117)
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (8 May on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
2027
Old calendar
- (8 May on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
Also commemorated on 21 May 2026
- ✠Ascension of our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ
- New Martyrs who suffered from the Persians in the Fereydan valley (17th C) (Georg.) [movable feast on Ascension]
- Venerable Arsenius the Great († 449-450)
- New Martyr Nicephorus († 1942)
- Venerable Arsenius the Lover-of-Labor(14th C) and Pimen the Ascetic (12th C) of the Kiev Far Caves