In the calendar it is noted that on May 18, the name day can be celebrated by the owners of two female and three male names, in particular, those who were baptized by Arina, Irina, Adrian, Varlaam and Yakov.
Therefore, for girls and boys born today, among all others, Orthodox tradition recommends choosing these female and male names. It is known that children bearing the name of their Guardian Angel will grow up healthier and happier.
The main birthdays, or rather the birthday girls today are Irina, because on May 18, as noted in the Orthodox calendar for 2019, the Church venerates the memory of their heavenly patroness, the Great Martyr Irina of Macedon.
If a girl is born on this day, then she must certainly be baptized with Irina, so the name day will become for her a day of spiritual birth, and the name will provide an inextricable link with the patron saint.
In addition, our ancestors believed that through the name of the saint, the child receives not only help and protection, but even his extraordinary strength, inherits the best features and virtues.
Irina, celebrating name days on this day, are famous for their prudence, determination, ability to find a way out of any situation and at the same time always surround themselves with a halo of joy and love.
A representative of one of the noble Macedonian families with Slavic roots, Irina lived in the 1st century and devoted her life to converting her pagan fellow citizens to the true faith.
She received holy baptism from one of the apostles, who was a disciple of the Apostle Paul. In an effort to be closer to God and lead a pious lifestyle, she took a vow of chastity.
Irina sincerely wanted her family to also leave idols and believe in one God, but her father, furious with her refusal to make sacrifices to idols, decided that it would be better for her to die under the hooves of wild horses.
However, the animals did not touch Irina, but trampled her unfaithful father. Then she fervently prayed to the Lord, and the parent came to life again, becoming a convinced Christian. About three hundred people were baptized with him.
After Irina went around the cities and preached Christianity, for which she succumbed to numerous tortures, but none of them could harm her. Thanks to this miracle, a huge number of people believed her and decided to renounce the dumb idols.
Names 18 May to church calendar(saints)
May 18 / 31Alexandra - courageous, courageous protector, driving away (Greek);
Andrew - courageous, brave (Greek);
Basil - king, royal, royal (Greek);
Vakhtisiy (Vakhtis) - happiness (pers.);
Venedim - Wends (lat.);
David (Davyd) - beloved, beloved (Heb.);
Dionysius (Denis) - Greek personal name Dionysus (god vitality nature, god of wine) (Greek); merry fellow (lat.);
Euphrasia (Euphrosyne, Euphrasia) - joy, fun, speaking well (Greek);
Heraclius - Hercules; hero or glorified hero (Greek);
Isaac (Isak) - he will laugh, laughter (Heb.);
Julia (Julia) - Roman generic name - Yulieva; July, or curly, lush (lat.); wavy, fluffy (Greek);
Claudia (Clavdea) - lame, lame (lat.);
Macarius (Makar) - blessed, happy (Greek);
Matrona (Matrona) - a respectable married woman, a noble woman (lat.);
Pavel - small, small (lat.);
Peacock - small (lat.);
Peter - rock, block of stone, stone, cliff (Greek);
Simeon (Semyon) - listen, hearing (Heb.);
Tarichan is old. rare (cargo.);
Tekusa (Fekusa) - giving birth, giving birth (Greek);
Faina - shining, bright, revealing, shining (Greek);
Theodotus (Fedot, Fedotius, Bogdan) - God-given, God-given (Greek);
Christina (Christinya, Christina) - Christ's; full of grace (Greek).
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On May 18 (31), the Orthodox Church celebrates the day of memory of the miraculous Pskov-Caves Icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness". The icon was painted in 1521, it is a list from a famous icon Mother of God Vladimirskaya.In the middle of the 16th century, the Tenderness icon was brought to the Pskov-Caves Monastery. According to legend, since then the icon has shown its miraculous power more than once. The shrine was especially famous for miraculous healings. The icon gained fame throughout Russia when it was able to save Pskov from the siege by the soldiers of the Polish king Stefan Batory. The shrine also provided effective assistance during the invasion of Napoleon in 1812.
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Parents, naming their baby, not only carefully study the characteristics and meaning of the name, but also try to get acquainted with the lives of the saints who will be the patrons of the child throughout life. It will be useful for them to find out what name days are celebrated in May. Women's names according to the church calendar are presented in our article. It also tells in detail about the lives of saints who are especially revered Orthodox Church.
Orthodox women's name day in May
Naming their child, parents often look into Orthodox saints. Turning to church source, it is easy to find out which name days are celebrated in May or in other months of the year. When naming a daughter, parents can choose the name of the patron saint whose memorial day is celebrated on that date. For example, if a girl was born on May 10, then she should be called Anastasia or Maria. You can also choose a name that follows the birthday. This is done if there are no name days in May (women's) on a specific date.
Orthodox saints contain names both rare and common. When choosing them, you should pay attention to this fact so that in the future the child feels confident.
Name days in May from 1 to 10
In the first decade of May, many women's name days are celebrated. What can you choose for a girl? Among the names there are old ones, which are extremely rare today. The most popular today are Anastasia, Maria, Elizabeth.
Name days in May (women's) from the 1st to the 10th are celebrated by all girls who bear the following names:
- 1 - Tamara;
- 2 - Matrona;
- 3 - Philippi;
- 5 - Alexandra, Sofia;
- 7 - Elizabeth;
- 8 - Ivanna, Magdalena, Maria, Martha, Nika, Salome, Tamara;
- 9 - Glafira;
- 10 - Maria, Anastasia.
In May, on the 4th and 6th, there is no holiday. Women's name day according to the Christian church calendar are not celebrated.
Especially revered by the Russian Orthodox Church Saint Matrona of Moscow, whose memorial day falls on May 2. She was born in 1881 in a peasant large family in one of the villages of the Tula province. From birth, the saint was blind, without eyeballs. Matrona's gift of healing manifested itself already at the age of eight, at the same time she began to predict the future.
In children's and youth The matron traveled a lot with the daughter of a local landowner. The saint visited the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, in different cities and shrines of Russia. After the revolution, Matrona moved to Moscow, where she lived with distant relatives, friends and acquaintances. Until her death, she received people, healed them and gave advice on what to do in this or that case. At night, Saint Matrona prayed fervently. According to one version, even Stalin himself came to Matrona for advice.
In 1952, May 2, Saint Matrona died, predicting this event 3 days before her death.
Women's name day from May 11 to 20
Many women's name days are also celebrated in the second decade of May. In these church days honors the memory of the saints who bore these names. What can suit today's newborns?
Name days in May from 11 to 20 are celebrated by the owners of the following female names:
- 11- Anna;
- 14 - Tamara, Nina;
- 15 - Zoya;
- 16 - Ulyana, Julianna;
- 17 - Pelagia;
- 18 - Irina.
In May, on the 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th, there is no holiday. Orthodox women's name days are not celebrated.
A special contribution to the development of Christianity was made by Queen Tamara of Georgia, who in Orthodoxy is canonized as a saint. She was the daughter of the Georgian king George III and left behind a significant mark in history. During the life of Tamara, it was built a large number of monasteries and temples, and Christianity spread throughout almost the entire territory of Georgia. Thanks to the reign of the queen, the Georgian state increased and strengthened.
Name days in May for women (third decade)
In the last 10 days of May, Orthodoxy honors the memory of the saints who accepted the death of martyrs for their faith and convictions.
Women's name days in May, in the last decade (from the 21st to the 31st), are celebrated by the owners of the following names:
- 23 - Taisia, Isidora;
- 25 - Evdokia;
- 26 - Irina, Glyceria;
- 28 - Anastasia;
- 29 - Muse;
- 30 - Evdokia, Euphrosyne;
- 31 - Matrona, Faina, Christina, Julia, Alexandra, Claudia.
There is no holiday from May 21 to 22, as well as on May 24 and 27. Women's name days are not celebrated.
The last day of May is very important. 31 numbers The Orthodox Church venerates seven holy virgins - Te-ku-sa, Alexandra, Fa-i-na, Euphrasia, Claudia, Mat-ro-na, Julia. From a young age, women devoted themselves to the Lord, adhered to abstinence, fasting, prayed tirelessly and lived to old age. During the reign of the ruler Diocletian, terrible persecutions were carried out against Christians, who, due to their refusal to accept paganism, were subjected to cruel torture and execution. After refusing to renounce the Christian faith, the women were drowned in the lake. The holy virgins were buried by the martyr Theodotos, whose feast day is also celebrated on May 31.
