September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Holy Prophet Zachariah and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Forerunner (1st century) (see also: June 24) • Martyrs Sarbel and his sister Barbe (Thathuil, Thiphael; Bebaia, Thivea) of Edessa (98-138) (see also: September 4; January 29) • Martyr Sarbelus of Edessa (98-138) • Virgin-martyr Rhais of Alexandria (Iraida, Raissa, Rose) (c. 308) (see also: September 23) • Martyrs Juventinus and Maximinus, soldiers, at Antioch (361-363) (see also: October 9, October 12) • Martyrs Urban, Theodore, Medimnus and 77 Priests and Deacons, at Nicomedia, under Valens (370) • Hieromartyr Abdas (Abdias, Obadiah), Bishop of Hormidz-Ardashir, Persia, and Martyrs Hormizd and Sunin (c. 420) (see also: March 31; May 16) ==Pre-Schism Western saints==

• Saint Herculanus, a martyr in Porto near Rome, probably under Marcus Aurelius (c. 180) • Saints Quintius, Arcontius and Donatus, martyrs venerated in Capua and elsewhere in the south of Italy. ==Post-Schism Orthodox saints==

• Martyrdom of the Holy passion-bearer Gleb of Russia, in holy baptism David (1015) • Martyrdom of Venerable Athanasius of Brest, Abbot, of Brest, by the Latins (1648) New martyrs and confessors • New Hieromartyr Alexis (Belkovsky), Archbishop of Great Ustiug (1937) • New Martyrs of the Czech-Slovak Church (1942): :* New Hieromartyrs Vladimír Petřek (cs) and Václav Čikl (cs), priests; :* New Martyrs Ján Sonnevend (cs), Václav Ornest (cs), and Karel Louda, and their families. ==Other commemorations==

• Appearance of Apostle Peter to Emperor Justinian at Athyra (Thrace), near Constantinople (6th century) • Orsha icon of the Theotokos (1631) (see also: July 20) • Uncovering of the relics (2001) of Archimandrite Alexander Urodov (1961) • Repose of Priest Hilarion Felea of Romania (1961) ==Icon gallery==

File:Conception of John Baptist (icon, Russia, 15 c).jpg|Holy Prophet Zachariah and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Forerunner. File:Menologion of Basil 013.jpg|Annunciation to Zachariah. File:Murder of Zechariah.jpg|Martyrdom of Holy Prophet Zachariah. File:Thathuil and Bebaia (Menologion of Basil II).jpg|Martyrs Sarbelus (Thathuil) and his sister Bebaia, of Edessa. File:Abdias (Abidas or Obadiah) of Persia (Menologion of Basil II).jpg|Hieromartyr Abdas (Abdias, Obadiah), Bishop of Hormidz-Ardashir, Persia. File:Святые Борис и Глеб.jpg|Holy passion-bearers Gleb of Russia. File:Aphanasiy of Brest.jpg|Venerable Athanasius of Brest. File:Алексий (Бельковский).jpg|New Hieromartyr Alexis (Belkovsky), Archbishop of Great Ustiug. File:Vladimír Petřek (1908-1942).gif|New Hieromartyr Vladimír Petřek. File:Alois.Vaclav.Cikl.(1900-1942).gif|New Hieromartyr Václav Čikl. File:Jan.Sonnevend.(1880-1942).gif|New Martyr Ján Sonnevend. File:Vaclav.Ornest.(1887-1942).gif|New Martyr Václav Ornest. ==Notes==