List of Eastern Orthodox saints
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This is a partial list of canonised saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, a saint is defined as anyone who is in heaven, whether recognised here on earth, or not. By this definition, Adam and Eve, Moses, the various prophets, and archangels are all given the title of "Saint". Sainthood in the Orthodox Church does not necessarily reflect a moral model, but communion with God: there are countless examples of people who lived in great sin and became saints by humility and repentance, such as Saints Mary of Egypt, Moses the Ethiopian, and Dysmas, the repentant thief who was crucified with Jesus Christ. Therefore, a more complete Orthodox definition of what a saint is, has to do with the way that saints, through their humility and their love of mankind, saved inside them the entire Church, and loved all people.
Orthodox belief considers that God reveals saints through answered prayers and other miracles. Saints are usually recognized by their local community, often by people who directly knew them. As their popularity grows they are often then recognized by the entire Church through the Holy Spirit. The word canonisation means that a Christian has been found worthy to have his name placed in the canon (official list) of saints of the Church. The formal process of recognition involves deliberation by a synod of bishops. The Orthodox Church does not require the manifestation of miracles, as does the Roman Catholic Church; what is required is evidence of a virtuous life.
Because the Church shows no true distinction between the living and the dead, as the saints are considered to be alive in heaven, saints are referred to as if they are still alive, and are venerated, not worshipped. They are believed to be able to intercede for the living for salvation or other requests and help mankind either through direct communion with God or by personal intervention.
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[edit]Some saints listed may also be a part of a larger group of saints also listed (particularly martyrs, such as Saint Laura of Córdoba and the Martyrs of Córdoba).
Saint | Died (Year) | Feast Day (OS) | Notes |
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3 Martyrs of Vilnius | 1347 | 14 April | Martyrs, whose names were Anthony, John, and Eustathius[1] |
7 Brothers of Lazia | 304 | 24 June | Martyrs[2] |
7 Maccabean Martyrs | 167–160 BC | 1 August | Martyrs, sons of St. Solomonia[3] |
7 Robbers of Corfu | c. 63 | 28 April | Martyrs[4] |
7 Sleepers of Ephesus | 447 | 4 August / 22 October | Holy Youths[5] |
13 Martyrs of Kantara | 1231 | 19 May | Venerable Martyrs[6] |
40 Martyrs of Sebaste | 320 | 9 March | Martyrs[7] |
42 Martyrs of Amorium | 845 | 6 March | Martyrs[8] |
47 First Martyrs of Rome | c. 67 | 14 March | Protomartyrs of the Patriarchate of Rome[9] |
48 Martyrs of Córdoba | 850–859 | Various | Martyrs[10] |
60 Martyrs of Jerusalem | c. 639 | unknown | Martyrs |
222 Martyrs of China | 1900 | 11 June | Martyrs[11] |
300 Martyrs of Lazeti | 1600–1620 | 29 April | Martyrs[12] |
300 Aragvian Martyrs | 1795 | 11 September | Martyrs[13] |
377 Martyrs of Adrianople | 815 | 22 January | Martyrs[14] |
10,000 Martyrs of Antioch | 249–251 | 1 June | Martyrs[15] |
14,000 Holy Innocents | c. 2 BC | 29 December | First Martyrs, Child Martyrs[16] |
20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia | 301–305 | 28 December | Martyrs[17] |
100,000 Martyrs of Tbilisi | 1226 | 31 October | Martyrs[18] |
700,000 Martyrs of Jasenovac[a] | 1941–1945 | 31 August | New Martyrs[19][20] |
Aaron | c. 1569 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophet, High Priest, elder brother of Prophet Moses[21] |
Aaron of Aaleth | c. 552 | 22 June | Abbot, Venerable[22] |
Abbán of Corbmaic | 501–600 | 27 October | Abbot, Venerable, nephew of St. Kevin[22] |
Abbán of Leinster | 401–500 | 16 March | Abbot, Venerable, founder of Kill-Abban Monastery, nephew of St. Ibar[22] |
Abibos of Nekresi | 501–600 | 29 November | Bishop of Nekresi, Hieromartyr, one of the thirteen Assyrian Apostles[23] |
Abibus of Edessa | 322 | 15 November | Deacon, Martyr[24] |
Abbo of Auxerre | 860 | 3 December | Bishop of Auxerre, Abbot, Venerable[22] |
Abbo of Fleury | 1004 | 13 November | Abbot, Venerable Martyr[22] |
Abel | c. 64–130 AM | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, Protomartyr, who was the first man to die, as he was murdered by his older brother Cain[25] |
Abgar V of Edessa | c. 50 | 11 May / 28 October[26] | King of Osroene, first Christian monarch, who according to legend received a letter handwritten by Jesus and the Mandylion |
Abibon | 33–50 | 2 August | Righteous, son of St. Gamaliel the Rabban, also known as Abibas[27][28] |
Abo of Tiflis | c. 786 | 8 January | Martyr, also known as Abo the Perfumer[29] |
Abraham | Patriarchal Age | 9 October | Patriarch, Righteous, previously known as Abram[30] |
Abraham of Bulgaria | 1229 | 1 April / 9 March | Martyr, a Muslim convert killed by his compatriots[31] |
Abraham of Ephesus | 501–600 | 28 October | Bishop, who founded many monasteries[32] |
Abraham of Galich | 1375 | 20 July | Abbot, Venerable, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh[33] |
Abraham of Mirozha | 1158 | 24 September | Abbot of Mirozh, Venerable[34] |
Abraham of Paleostrov | c. 1460 | 21 August | Venerable, disciple of St. Cornelius of Paleostrov[35] |
Abraham of Rostov | 1045–1074 | 29 October | Archimandrite, Venerable[36] |
Abraham of Smolensk | 1222 | 21 August | Hieromonk, Wonderworker, Venerable[37] |
Abraham the Laborious | 1101–1350 | 21 August | Venerable, the Laborious[38] |
Abrahamite Martyrs | c. 835 | 6 July | Venerable Martyrs[39] |
Acacius of Amida | 425 | 9 April (?) | Bishop of Amida, who ransomed for the freedom of 7000 Persian prisoners |
Acacius of Byzantium | c. 303 | 7 May | Martyr, also known as Acacius the Centurion, Agathius, Achatius, and Agathonas[40] |
Acacius of Kavsokalyvia | 1730 | 12 April | Venerable, Athonite monk, Righteous, also known as Akakios the Younger and Acacius the New[41][42] |
Acacius of Melitene the Elder | 250 | 31 March / 15 September | Bishop of Melitene, Hieromartyr, also known as Agathangelos, Acathius or Achates[43] |
Acacius of Melitene the Younger | c. 437–500 | 27 April | Bishop of Melitene, also known as Acathius or Achates[43] |
Acacius of Sebaste | c. 304 | 27 November | Hieromartyr |
Achaicus of Corinth | 33–100 | 15 June / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Hieromartyr[45] |
Achillas of Alexandria | 313 | 7 November | Patriarch of Alexandria[46][47] |
Achillius of Larissa | 330 | 15 May | Metropolitan of Larissa, who condemned Arianism at the First Ecumenical Council, also known as Achilles, Ailus, Achillas, or Achilius[48] |
Adam | 930 AM | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers / Forgiveness Sunday | Forefather, the Proto-Created, Righteous, the first man[49] |
Adelaide of Italy | 999 | 16 December | Holy Roman Empress, Righteous[22] |
Adeodatus I | 618 | 8 November | Patriarch of Rome[50] |
Adrian of Nicomedia | 306 | 26 August | Martyr, husband of St. Natalia of Nicomedia, also known as Hadrian[51] |
Ælfheah of Canterbury | 1012 | 19 April | Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Winchester, Abbot of Bath, Venerable, Hieromartyr, also known as Alphege the Martyr[22] |
Ælfric of Abingdon | 1005 | 16 November | Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Wilton, Abbot of Abingdon, Venerable, also known as Alfric[22] |
Æthelhard of Canterbury | 805 | 12 May | Archbishop of Canterbury, also known as Ethelhard[52] |
Æthelhelm of Canterbury | 923 | 8 January | Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Wells, Abbot of Glastonbury, Venerable, also known as Athelm[22] |
Æthelnoth of Canterbury | 1038 | 30 October | Archbishop of Canterbury, Venerable, the Good, also known as Ethelnoth, Ednoth and Eadnodus[52] |
Afan of Bulith | 501–600 | 16 November | Bishop, founder of the church of Llanafan, Wales[22] |
Agabus | 33–100 | 8 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Martyr[53] |
Agapetus of Pechersk | 1001–1100 | 1 June | Unmercenary Healer, Venerable, monk in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, also known as Agapetus of the Caves[54] |
Agapitus I | 536 | 17 April | Patriarch of Rome[55][50][22] |
Agatha of Sicily | c. 251 | 5 February | Virgin Martyr[56][22] |
Agatho | 681 | 20 February | Patriarch of Rome[50][22] |
Agathon of Scetis | c. 435 | 2 March / 8 January | Desert Father, Venerable[57] |
Aglaida of Rome | c. 201–350 | 19 December | Righteous, romantic partner of St. Boniface, also known as Aglae[58][22] |
Agnes of Rome | c. 305 | 21 January | Virgin Martyr[22] |
Ahmet the Calligrapher | 1682 | 3 May / 24 December | New Martyr[59] |
Aidan of Ferns | 626 | 31 January | Bishop of Ferns, Abbot, Venerable, also known as Máedóc, Madoc and Mogue[22] |
Aidan of Lindisfarne | 651 | 31 August | Venerable, Missionary, Apostle of Northumbria[22] |
Alena of Belgium | c. 640 | 18 June | Virgin Martyr, also known as Alène and Alina[60] |
Alexander Hotovitzky | 1937 | 4 December / 7 August | Hieromartyr, New Martyr[61] |
Alexander Nevsky | 1263 | 23 November / 30 August | Grand Prince of Vladimir and Novgorod, Right-Believing[62] |
Alexander of Constantinople | 340 | 30 August | Patriarch of Constantinople, whose fervent prayer led to the painful death of Arius[63][64] |
Alexander of Jerusalem | 251 | 16 May / 12 December | Church Father, Patriarch of Jerusalem, Hieromartyr[65] |
Alexander of Rome | 284–305 | 13 May | Martyr[66][22] |
Alexander of Svir | 1533 | 30 August | Abbot of Alexander-Svirsky Monastery, Venerable, also known as Alexander Svirsky[67] |
Alexander I of Alexandria | 326 / 328 | 29 May | Church Father, Patriarch of Alexandria, who fought against Arianism[68] |
Alexander I of Rome | c. 116 | 16 March | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50] |
Alexander Schmorell | 1943 | 13 July | Passion Bearer; the only Orthodox member of the White Rose resistance group[69] |
Alexander (Trapitsyn) | 1938 | 14 January | Archbishop of Pugachyov, Hieromartyr, New Martyr[70] |
Alexandra the Passion Bearer | 1918 | 17 July | Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II[71] |
Alexei Romanov | 1918 | 17 July | Last heir of the last imperial family of Russia; passion bearer[71] |
Alexis of Wilkes-Barre | 1909 | 7 May | Hieroconfessor, Defender of Orthodoxy, who converted 20,000 Ruthenian Catholics to Orthodoxy, also known as Alexis Toth[72][73] |
Alexis of Rome | 401–450[22] | 17 March | Man of God, Venerable, also known as Alexius[22][74] |
Alypius of the Caves | c. 1114 | 17 August / Second Sunday of Great Lent | Venerable, Iconographer, also known as Alipy[75] |
Alypius the Stylite | 640 | 26 November | Monastic founder, Stylite, Venerable, intercessor for the infertile, and a protector of children[76] |
Alphaeus | 33–100 | 26 May / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, father of the Apostles James and Matthew[77] |
Alphege the Bald | 951 | 12 March | Bishop of Winchester, the Elder, the Bald[22] |
Ambrose Gudko | 1918 | 9 August | Bishop of Sarapul and Yelabuga, Hieromartyr[78] |
Ambrose of Milan | 397 | 7 December | Church Father, Bishop of Milan, who opposed Arianism[79][22] |
Ambrose of Optina | 1891 | 10 October | Venerable, Hieromonk[80] |
Ambrosius of Georgia | 1927 | 16 March | Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Hieroconfessor[81] |
Ammon of Egypt | 356 | 4 October / 7 December | Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Amun, Amoun, Ammonas and Ammonius the Hermit[82][83] |
Ammon of Nitria | 401–430 | 10 January | Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Amtnonas, Ammonius and Ammonas of Egypt |
Amos | c. 787 BC | 15 June | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Amos[84] |
Amphian | c. 305 | 2 April | Martyr, disciple of St. Pamphilus[85] |
Amphilochius of Iconium | 394 | 23 November | Church Father, Bishop of Iconium, who fought against Arianism and Macedonianism[86] |
Amphilochius of Patmos | 1970 | 16 April | Venerable, Hieromonk, native name Amphilochios Makris[87] |
Amphilochius of Pochayiv | 1971 | 29 April | Venerable, Wonderworker[88] |
Ampliatus | 33–100 | 31 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Diospolis, Hieromartyr, also known as Amplias[89] |
Anacletus | c. 91 | 26 April | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr, also known as Cletus[50] |
Ananias of Damascus | 33–100 | 1 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Damascus, Hieromartyr[90] |
Anastasia of Russia | 1918 | 17 July | Youngest daughter of Nicholas II; Passion bearer[71] |
Anastasius I | 401 | 19 December | Patriarch of Rome, father of St. Innocent I[50] |
Anastasius II | 498 | 8 September / 19 November | Patriarch of Rome[50] |
Anastasius of Sinai | 685 | 20 April / Bright Wednesday | Abbot, Venerable[91] |
Anathalon | 33–100 | 24 September | Bishop of Milan and Brescia, disciple of St. Barnabas, name also spelled Anatalius, Anatolius, Anatalone, Anatalo, and Anatolio[22] |
Anatolius of Constantinople | 458 | 3 July | Patriarch of Constantinople, who condemned Eutyches and Dioscorus of Alexandria for Monophysitism[92] |
Andrew of Constantinople | 936 | 2 October | Fool for Christ, Blessed[93] |
Andrew of Crete | 712 / 726 | 4 July | Archbishop of Crete, homilist, and hymnographer[94] |
Andrew the Apostle | 62 | 30 November / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr, the First-Called, the All-Praised[95] |
Andrew the Commander | 300 | 19 August | Martyr, Military Saint, also known as Andrew the Tribune and Andrew Stratelates[96] |
Andrew the Iconographer | 1427–1430 | 29 January / 4 July | Venerable, Iconographer, native name Andrei Rublev[97] |
Andrew the Martyr of Crete | 766 / 767 | 17 October | Venerable Martyr, iconodule[98] |
Andrew the Prince | 1174 | 4 July | Right-Believing, Passion-bearer, the Prince, native name Andrey Yuryevich Bogolyubsky[99] |
Andronicus of Pannonia | c. 33–100 | 17 May / 30 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Pannonia, Hieromartyr[100][101] |
Anianus of Alexandria | 82 | 25 April | Patriarch of Alexandria, the first person to be converted by St. Mark the Evangelist |
Anicetus | 166 | 17 April[102] | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][102] |
Anna of Kashin | 1368 | 2 October / 21 July / 12 June | Right-Believing, Venerable, Princess of Kashin[103] |
Anna of Novgorod | 1050 | 10 February | Right-Believing, Princess of Novgorod, daughter of St. Olaf, native name Ingegerd Olofsdotter[104] |
Anna the Prophetess | 1–100 | 3 February | Prophetess, Righteous[105] |
Anne | 1–80 | 25 July / 9 September / 9 December[106] | Mother of the Virgin Mary, Righteous[107] |
Anoub of Scetis | 440–460 | 6 June | Desert Father, Venerable, Anoub the Anchorite and Anoub the Signbearer[108] |
Ansgar | 865 | 3 February | Apostle of the North, Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, also known as Oscar and Anskar/Anschar[22] |
Antherus | 236 | 5 August | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50] |
Anthimus of Nicomedia | 303 / 311–312 | 3 September | Bishop of Nicomedia, Hieromartyr[109] |
Anthony of Kiev | 1073 | 2 September | Venerable, founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus', also known as Anthony of the Caves[110] |
Anthony of Rome | 1147 | 3 August / 17 January / First Friday after 29 June | Abbot of Novgorod, Venerable, also known as Anthony the Roman[111] |
Anthony of Siya | 1556 | 7 December | Abbot of Siya Monastery, Venerable[112] |
Anthony the Great | 356 | 17 January | Father of Monasticism, Church Father, Venerable[113] |
Antipas of Pergamum | 68 / 92 | 11 April | Bishop of Pergamum, Hieromartyr, disciple of St. John the Apostle[114] |
Apelles of Heraklion | 33–150 | 22 April / 10 September / 31 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Heraclea[89][115] |
Aphrahat the Persian | c. 345 | 29 January | Church Father, Abbot, Venerable, the Persian[116] |
Apollinaris of Hierapolis | 167–201 | 8 January | Church Father, Bishop of Hierapolis, also known as Apollinaris Claudius |
Apollinaris of Ravenna | 33–100 | 23 July | Bishop of Ravenna, Hieromartyr[22] |
Apollinaris of Valence | c. 520 | 5 October | Bishop of Valence, brother of St. Avitus of Vienne[22] |
Apollinaria of Egypt | 470 | 5 January | Venerable[117] |
Apollos | 33–150 | 30 March / 8 December / 10 September / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Caesarea[118][119] |
Aquila | 33–100 | 14 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Asia, Hieromartyr, husband of St. Priscilla[120] |
Archippus | 33–150 | 19 February / 22 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Laodicea, Hieromartyr[121] |
Aredius of Gap | 604 | 1 May | Bishop of Gap, Venerable[122] |
Aredius of Limoges | 591 | 25 August | Abbot, Venerable, also known as Yrieix and Arède[22] |
Aristarchus of Thessalonica | 33–150 | 15 April / 27 September / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Apamea[123][124] |
Aristides of Athens | 120[125] | 13 September | Church Father, Martyr, the Athenian[125] |
Aristobulus of Britannia | 33–150 | 15 March / 16 March / 31 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Britain, possibly a Hieromartyr, brother of St. Barnabas[126][89][22] |
Arsenios the Cappadocian | 1924 | 28 October | Archimandrite, Venerable, spiritual father of St. Paisios[127] |
Arsenius the Great | 449 / 450 | 8 May | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable, Deacon, the Great, also known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman and Arsenius the Deacon[128] |
Artemas | 33–150 | 30 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Lystra[129] |
Asclepiades of Antioch | 217 | 18 October | Patriarch of Antioch, Hieromartyr, name also spelled Aslipiades, Askelpiades and Asclepiades |
Asenath | c. 1750–1550 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Fair, wife of Patriarch Joseph |
Asyncritus of Hyrcania | 50–100 | 8 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Hyrcania, Hieromartyr, also known as Asynkritos[53] |
Athanasius of Alexandria | 373 | 2 May / 18 January | Church Father, Patriarch of Alexandria, the Great[130] |
Athanasius the Athonite | c. 1003 | 5 July | Church Father, Venerable, also known as Athanasius of Mount Athos[131] |
Athenagoras of Athens | c. 190 | 24 July | Church Father, Apologist[132] |
Atticus of Constantinople | 425 | 8 January | Church Father, Patriarch of Constantinople[133] |
Augustine of Canterbury | c. 604 | 27 May | Apostle to the English, Archbishop of Canterbury[22] |
Augustine of Hippo | 430 | 15 June | Church Father, Bishop of Hippo, Blessed[134][22] |
Aurelius of Carthage | 429 | 20 July | Church Father, Bishop of Carthage[22] |
Avilius of Alexandria | 95 | 22 February | Patriarch of Alexandria |
Avitus I of Clermont | c. 600 | 21 August | Bishop of Clermont, Venerable[22] |
Avitus II of Clermont | 689 | 21 February | Bishop of Clermont, Venerable[22] |
Avitus of Vienne | c. 520 | 5 February | Church Father, Bishop of Vienne, brother of St. Apollinaris of Valence[22] |
Azariah | 600–501 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Holy Youth, Righteous, given the pagan name Abednego[135] |
Barachiel | N/A[b] | 8 November[136] | Archangel[137] |
Barbara | c. 306 | 4 December | Virgin Martyr, Great Martyr[138] |
Barbara Yakovleva | 1918 | 18 July | Venerable Martyr, New Martyr, native name Varvara[139] |
Barbatus of Benevento | 682 | 19 February | Bishop of Benevento[140] |
Barlaam of India | 350–450 | 30 May / 19 November[141] | Hermit, also known as Bilawhar[141] |
Barlaam of Kiev | 1065 | 28 September / 19 November[142] | Abbot, Venerable[142] |
Barnabas | c. 62 | 11 June / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Milan, Hieromartyr, companion of St. Paul, brother of St. Aristobulus[143] |
Barsanuphius the Great | c. 543 | 6 February | Desert Father and author (together with St. John the Prophet) of over 800 letters giving spiritual direction that influenced Byzantine monasticism[144] |
Bartholomew the Apostle | c. 70 | 11 June / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr[145] |
Baruch | c. 600–501 BC | 28 September | Prophet, writer of the Book of Baruch, also known as Baruch ben Neriah[146] |
Basil of Ancyra | 362 | 22 March | Hieromartyr, who fought against Arianism[147] |
Basil of Ostrog | 1671 | 12 May | Bishop of Zahumlje, Venerable[148] |
Basil of Poiana Mărului | 1767 | 25 April | Abbot, Venerable, Hesychast, spiritual father of St. Paisius Velichkovsky[149] |
Basil the Blessed | 1552 / 1557 | 2 August | Fool for Christ, Blessed[150] |
Basil the Great | 379 | 1 January | Great Hierarch, Church Father, Cappadocian Father, Desert Father, Bishop of Caesarea, the Great; an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and fought against Arianism and Apollinarianism[151] |
Basil the Layman of Ancyra | 331–362 | 1 January | Martyr[152] |
Bede of Jarrow | 735 | 27 May | Church Father, Venerable, father of English History[140][153] |
Benedict of Aniane | 821 | 11 February | Venerable, monastic reformer[140] |
Benedict of Nursia | 543 | 14 March | Venerable, founder of the Benedictine Order and Western monasticism[140][154] |
Benedict II | 685 | 7 May | Patriarch of Rome[50][140] |
Benjamin of Nitria | c. 401–500 | 29 December | Desert Father, Venerable[155] |
Benjamin of Petrograd | 1922 | 31 July | Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov, Hieromartyr, New Martyr[156] |
Benjamin the Deacon | c. 424 | 13 October | Deacon, Martyr, also known as Benjamin the Deacon of Persia[157] |
Bertharius of Monte Cassino | c. 884 | 22 October | Abbot of Monte Cassino, Venerable Martyr[140] |
Bessarion the Great | 401–500 | 6 June | Desert Father, Venerable, Wonderworker, also known as Bessarion of Egypt or Bessarion of Scetis[158] |
Birinus | 649 / 650 | 3 December | Apostle to the West Saxons, Bishop of Genoa[140] |
Blaise | c. 316 | 11 February | Bishop of Sebaste, Hieromartyr[159] |
Boethius | c. 521 | 7 December | Church Father, also known as Buithe/Buite[140] |
Boniface I of Rome | 422 | 4 September | Patriarch of Rome[50][140] |
Boniface IV of Rome | 615 | 25 May | Patriarch of Rome[50][140] |
Boniface of Mainz | 754 / 755 | 5 June | Apostle to the Germans, Enlightener, Bishop of Mainz, Hieromartyr[160][140] |
Boniface of Tarsus | c. 307 | 19 December | Martyr, romantic partner and slave of St. Aglaida[161][140] |
Bonitus of Clermont | c. 710 | 15 January | Bishop of Clermont, Venerable[140] |
Bonitus of Monte Cassino | c. 582 | 7 July | Abbot of Monte Cassino, Venerable[140] |
Boris I of Bulgaria | 907 | 2 May | King of Bulgaria, Equal-to-the-Apostles, the Baptiser[162] |
Boris and Gleb | c. 1015–1019 | 24 July | Passion Bearers[163] |
Braulio of Zaragoza | 651 | 26 March | Church Father, Bishop of Zaragoza, Hieromonk[140] |
Brendan of Birr | c. 573 | 29 November | One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, Venerable[140] |
Brendan the Navigator | 575 / c. 583 | 16 May | One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, Venerable, the Navigator[140] |
Bregowine | 764 | 24 August | Archbishop of Canterbury, name also spelled Bregwin/Bregwine[140] |
Brigid of Kildare | 525 | 1 February | Venerable, first Irish nun[140] |
Bruno of Querfurt | 1009 | 19 June / 15 October | Bishop of Mersburg, Hieromartyr, Second Apostle to the Prussians[140] |
Caesaria the Younger | c. 530 | 12 January | Abbess of Abbey of St Caesarius, Venerable, sister of St. Caesarius of Arles[164] |
Caesarius of Arles | 543 | 27 August | Church Father, Bishop of Arles, brother of St. Caesaria[164] |
Caesarius of Nazianzus | 368 / 369 | 9 March | Doctor, brother of St. Gregory of Nazianzus[165] |
Caesarius of Terracina | c. 201–300 | 1 November | Deacon, Martyr[164] |
Caius | 296 | 22 April[166] | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr, also known as Gaius[50] |
Caius of Milan | 33–100 | 27 September | Bishop of Milan, also known as Gaius[167] |
Caleb | c. 1500 BC[168] | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous |
Callinicus I of Constantinople | 705 | 23 August | Patriarch of Constantinople[169] |
Callistratus of Carthage | 303–311 | 27 September | Martyr, the Soldier, name also spelled Kallistratos[170] |
Callistus I of Constantinople | 1363 | 20 June[171] | Patriarch of Constantinople[172] |
Callistus I of Rome | 222 | 14 October | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][164] |
Carpus of Beroea | 33–150 | 26 May / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Beroea[173] |
Castinus of Byzantium | 237 | 25 January | Bishop of Byzantium[174] |
Catherine of Alexandria | c. 305 | 24 November / 25 November | Great Martyr, Virgin Martyr, also known as Katherine[175] |
Celestine I of Rome | 432 | 8 April | Patriarch of Rome[50][164] |
Cephas of Iconium | 33–150 | 30 March / 8 December / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Iconium[176] |
Chad of Mercia | 673 | 2 March | Apostle to the Mercians, Bishop of Mercia and York, Abbot, Venerable, Wonderworker[164][177] |
Charity | 101–200 | 17 September | Virgin Martyr[178] |
Christopher | 250 | 9 May | Martyr[179] |
Clement of Ohrid | 960 | 27 July / 22 November / 25 November | One of the Seven Apostles of Bulgaria, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Bishop of Greater Macedonia, disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius[180] |
Clement of Rome | c. 101 | 25 November / 22 April / 10 September | Patriarch of Rome, Apostolic Father, Hieromartyr[50][181] |
Clement of Sardice | 33–100 | 22 April / 10 September / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Sardis[115] |
Cleopas of Emmaus | 33–150 | 30 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, brother of St. Joseph, name also spelled as Cleophas[182] |
Cleopas of Sihăstria | 1998 | 2 December | Abbot, Venerable, widely known as Cleopa Ilie[183] |
Cloud of Paris | c. 560 | 7 September | Abbot, Venerable, the Ascetic, also known as Clodoald[184] |
Columba of Iona | 597 | 9 June | Apostle of the Picts, Church Father, Abbot, Venerable, also known as Colmcille[164] |
Columbanus | 615 | 23 November | Venerable Missionary[164] |
Constantin Brâncoveanu | 1714 | 16 August | Prince of Wallachia, Martyr[185] |
Constantine of Murom | 1129 | 21 May | Venerable, Wonderworker of Murom[186] |
Constantine the Great | 337 | 21 May | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Emperor, the Great, who first legalised Christianity in the Roman Empire[187] |
Cornelius of Rome | 253 | 16 September | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50] |
Cosmas of Aetolia | 1779 | 24 August | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Venerable, Hieromonk, Hieromartyr, New Martyr, the Aetolian, also known as Kosmas[188] |
Cosmas of Maiuma | 701–800 | 12 October / 14 October | Bishop of Maiuma, the Hymnographer[189] |
Crescens | 98–117 | 30 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Galatia, Hieromartyr, also known as Criscus[190] |
Crispus of Chalcedon | 33–120 | 4 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Chalcedon, Hieromartyr[44] |
Cuthbert of Canterbury | 761 | 26 October | Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Hereford[164] |
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne | 687 | 20 March | Bishop of Lindisfarne, Venerable[164] |
Cyprian of Carthage | 258 | 31 August | Church Father, Bishop of Carthage, Hieromartyr[191] |
Cyprian of Kiev | 1406 | 27 May / 16 September | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'[192] |
Cyriacus the Anchorite | 557 | 29 September | Venerable hermit and anchorite, name also spelled Kyriakos[193] |
Cyril | 869 | 11 May | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Teacher and Enlightener of the Slavs, Confessor of the Faith, brother of St. Methodius[194] |
Cyril Lucaris | 1638 | 27 June | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[195] |
Cyril of Alexandria | 444 | 9 June | Patriarch of Alexandria[196] |
Cyril of Beloozero | 1427 | 9 June | Hegumen, Venerable, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh[197][198] |
Cyril of Jerusalem | 386 | 18 March | Patriarch of Jerusalem, Hieroconfessor[199] |
Cyril of Turov | 1182 | 28 April | Bishop of Turov, also known as Kirill of Turov[200] |
Damasus I | 384 | 11 December | Patriarch of Rome[50] |
Daniel | c. 539 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Major Prophet, writer of the Book of Daniel[201] |
Daniel II of Serbia | 1337 | 20 December | Archbishop of Serbia[202] |
Daniel of Katounakia | 1929 | 7 September | Venerable, Athonite monk, also known as Daniel Katounakiotis of Smyrna[203] |
Daniel of Moscow | 1303 | 4 March | Right-Believing, Prince of Moscow[204] |
Daniel of Padua | 168 | 3 January | Bishop of Padua, Hieromartyr[205] |
Daniel the Hesychast | 1488 | 18 December | Venerable, Wonderworker, Hesychast, spiritual father of St. Stephen the Great[206] |
David | c. 1000 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | King of Israel, Prophet[207] |
David of Gareji | 501–700 | 7 May | Wonderworker, Venerable, one of the thirteen Assyrian Apostles[208][209] |
David of Serbia | 1286 | 24 September | Venerable[210] |
David of Thessalonica | 540 | 26 June | Venerable, the Tree-Dweller[211] |
David of Wales | c. 600 | 1 March | Bishop of Mynyw (St David's), also known as Dewi[205][212] |
Declán of Ardmore | 450–500 | 24 July | Bishop of Ardmore, disciple of St. Colman, who converted the Déisi; name also spelled Déclán[205] |
Demetrius Donskoy | 1389 | 19 May | Right-Believing, Grand Prince of Moscow, native name Dmitry Donskoy[213] |
Demetrius of Sirmium | 304 / 306 | 9 April | Martyr[214][215] |
Demetrius of Rostov | 1709 | 28 October | Metropolitan of Rostov[216] |
Demetrius of Thessaloniki | 306 | 26 October | Great Martyr, the Myrrh-Streaming[217] |
Demetrius Stăniloae | 1993 | 4 October | Hieroconfessor, native name Dumitru Stăniloae[183] |
Denis of Paris | 250 | 9 October | Bishop of Paris, Hieromartyr[218][205] |
Deusdedit of Canterbury | 664 | 14 January | Archbishop of Canterbury[205] |
Diomedes of Tarsus | 284–305 | 16 August | Unmercenary Healer, Martyr[219] |
Dionysius the Areopagite | 64–100 | 3 October | Bishop of Athens, Hieromartyr, the Areopagite[220] |
Dionysius of Corinth | c. 180 | 29 November | Bishop of Corinth, Hieromartyr[221] |
Dionysius Exiguus | c. 544 | 1 September | Venerable, writer and canonist who invented AD dating[222] |
Dionysius the Great | 264 | 5 October | Patriarch of Alexandria, the Great[223] |
Dionysius of Rome | 268 | 26 December | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50] |
Dismas | c. 29 | 25 March | The Penitent Thief[224] |
Dorotheus of Gaza | c. 565 | 18 June | Venerable Abbot |
Dunstan | 988 | 19 May | Archbishop of Canterbury[205] |
Dymphna | 601–700 | 15 May | Virgin Martyr, "The Lily of Éire"[205][225] |
Eadsige | 1050 | 28 October | Archbishop of Canterbury, Venerable, also known as Edsige, Eadsimus and Eadsin[52] |
Edith of Wilton | 984 | 16 September | Venerable, daughter of St. Wilfrida[52] |
Edmund the Martyr | 869 | 20 November | King of East Anglia, Martyr[226][52] |
Edward the Martyr | 979 | 18 March | King of England, Martyr[227][52] |
Edwin of Northumbria | 633 | 12 October | King of Deira and Bernicia, Martyr[52] |
Egbert of Northumbria | 729 | 24 April | Venerable[52] |
Ekvtime Takaishvili | 1953 | 3 January | Man of God[228] |
Eleazar the Martyr | 178–161 BC | 1 August | Martyr, teacher of the Seven Maccabean Martyrs[229] |
Eleazar the High Priest | c. 1250–1100 BC | 2 September | High Priest, son of Prophet Aaron |
Elias the Hermit | 301–400 | 8 January | Desert Father, Venerable, the Hermit, also known as Elias of Egypt[230] |
Elesbaan | 553–555 | 24 October | Blessed, King of Ethiopia, also known as Kaleb of Axum[231] |
Eleutherius of Illyria | 120 | 15 December[232] | Bishop of Illyria (Albania), Hieromartyr[52] |
Eleutherius of Nicomedia | 303 | 2 October | Martyr[233] |
Eleutherius of Rome | 189 | 26 May | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][52] |
Eleutherius of Tournai | c. 532 | 20 February | Bishop of Tournai, who fought against Arianism[52][234] |
Eligius | 659 / 660 | 1 December | Bishop of Noyon, Hieroconfessor, who founded the monastery of Solignac, also known as Eloi/Eloy[52] |
Elijah | c. 900 BC | 20 July | Prophet, also known as Elias[235] |
Elisha | c. 900 BC | 14 June | Prophet[236] |
Elizabeth | 5–50 | 5 September | Righteous, mother of St. John the Baptist[237] |
Elizabeth Romanova | 1918 | 5 July | Princess of Hesse, Venerable, New Martyr[238] |
Emmelia of Caesarea | 375 | 30 May / 1 January | Mother of Saints Basil of Caesarea, Macrina the Younger, Peter of Sebaste, Gregory of Nyssa, and Naucratius, also known as Emilia and Emily[239] |
Emerentiana | c. 305 | 23 January | Martyr[52] |
Enoch | 1487 AM | 30 July / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Patriarch, Prophet |
Enos | c. 3769 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Patriarch, Righteous, also known as Enosh[240] |
Epaphras | 33–100 | 22 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Martyr[44] |
Epaphroditus | 33–150 | 30 March / 8 December / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Adrianium[241] |
Epenetus of Carthage | 64 | 30 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Carthage, Hieromartyr[242] |
Ephraim of Antioch | 545 | 8 June | Patriarch of Antioch[243] |
Ephraim of Katounakia | 1998 | 27 February | Venerable, Athonite elder[244] |
Ephraim of Nea Makri | 1426 | 5 May / 3 January | Hieromartyr, New Martyr, the Newly-Revealed[245] |
Ephraim of Pereyaslavl | 1098 | 28 January | Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus', Bishop of Pereiaslav, Venerable, also known as Ephraim of the Caves[246][247] |
Ephrem the Syrian | 373 | 28 January | Desert Father, Venerable, Deacon, Confessor of the Faith, Hymnographer, also known as Ephraim of Syria and Ephraim of Edessa[248] |
Epiphanius of Pavia | 497 | 21 January | Bishop of Pavia, Venerable[52] |
Epiphanius of Salamis | 403 | 12 May | Church Father, Desert Father, Bishop of Cyprus, Venerable[249] |
Epiphanius the Wise | c. 1420 | 23 May | Venerable, the Wise, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh[250] |
Erastus of Paneas | 33–150 | 10 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Deacon[251] |
Esther | c. 500–301 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, Queen of Persia[252] |
Ethelbert of Kent | 616 | 25 February | First English king to convert to Christianity, also known as Æthelberht, Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert[52] |
Etheldreda of Ely | 679 | 23 June | Abbess, Venerable, East Anglian princess, also known as Audrey[22] |
Eucherius of Lyon | 449 | 16 November | Church Father, Archbishop of Lyon, Venerable[52] |
Eucherius of Orléans | 743 | 20 February | Bishop of Orléans, Venerable[52] |
Eudokia of Heliopolis | 107 | 1 March | Venerable Martyr[253] |
Eudokia the Martyr | 201–300 | 4 August | Martyr, also known as Eudokia of Persia[254] |
Eugene I of Rome | 657 | 2 June | Patriarch of Rome, Venerable[50] |
Eugippius | c. 535 | 15 January | Church Father, Abbot, Venerable, disciple of St. Severinus, name also written as Eugyppius[52] |
Eulogius of Alexandria | 607 / 608 | 13 February | Patriarch of Alexandria, Confessor of the Faith[255] |
Euphrosyne of Alexandria | 470 | 25 September / 15 February | Venerable[256] |
Euphrosyne of Moscow | 1407 | 7 July / 17 May | Venerable, Grand Princess of Moscow, secular name Eudoxia of Moscow[257] |
Euphrosyne of Polotsk | 1173 | 23 May | Abbess, Venerable; the only canonised virgin saint of East Slav origin[258] |
Euphrosynus of Palestine | 801–900 | 11 September | Venerable, also known as Euphrosynus the Cook[259] |
Euphrosynus of Pskov | 1481 | 15 May | Hegumen of Pskov Monastery, Venerable[260] |
Euprepius of Verona | 33–100 | 21 August | Bishop of Verona[52] |
Eusebius of Milan | 465 | 12 August | Bishop of Milan, who opposed Eutychianism[52] |
Eusebius of Rome | 310 | 17 August | Patriarch of Rome, Hieroconfessor[50] |
Eusebius of Vercelli | 371 | 2 August | Church Father, Bishop of Vercelli, who was exiled for opposing Arianism[52] |
Eutychian of Rome | 283 | 7 December | Patriarch of Rome[50] |
Euthymius the Athonite | c. 1024 | 13 May | Venerable, Athonite monk, also known as Euthymius of Athos[261] |
Euthymius the Great | 473 | 20 January | Desert Father, Abbot, Venerable, the Great[262] |
Euthymius II of Novgorod | 1458 | 11 March | Archbishop of Novgorod[263] |
Euthymius of Perugia | 301–400 | 29 August | Father of St. Crescentius[52] |
Euthymius of Sardis | 831 | 26 December / 8 March | Bishop of Sardis, Hieromartyr[264] |
Euthymius of Tarnovo | c. 1404 | 20 January | Patriarch of Bulgaria[265] |
Euthymius the Younger | 898 | 15 October | Venerable, Athonite monk, also known as Euthymius of Thessalonica and Euthymius the New[266] |
Evaristus | c. 105 | 26 October | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50] |
Eve | Before the Great Flood | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers / Forgiveness Sunday | Foremother, Righteous, the Proto-Created, the first woman[49] |
Evodius | 66 | 7 September / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Patriarch of Antioch, Hieromartyr, also known as Eudius/Eudias[267] |
Ewald the Black | c. 695 | 3 October | Venerable Martyr, Hieromonk, Hieromartyr, Missionary, brother of St. Ewald the White, also known as Ewald the Dark[52] |
Ewald the White | c. 695 | 3 October | Venerable Martyr, Hieromonk, Hieromartyr, Missionary, brother of St. Ewald the Black, also known as Ewald the Fair[52] |
Ezekiel | c. 570 BC | 21 July | Major Prophet, writer of the Book of Ezekiel[268] |
Ezra | c. 440–400 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophet, Priest[269] |
Fabian | 250 | 5 August | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][270] |
Faith | 101–200 | 17 September | Virgin Martyr[271] |
Felix I | 274 | 30 May | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][270] |
Felix III | 492 | 1 March | Patriarch of Rome[50][270] |
Felix IV | 530 | 30 January | Patriarch of Rome[50][270] |
Fevronia of Murom | 1228 | 25 June | Princess of Murom, Right-Believing, Wonderworker, wife of St. Peter of Murom[272] |
Firmilian of Caesarea | c. 269 | 28 October | Church Father, Bishop of Caesarea[273] |
Flavian of Constantinople | 449 | 18 February | Archbishop of Constantinople, Hieromartyr or Hieroconfessor[274] |
Florentina of Cartagena | c. 612 | 20 June | Abbess, Venerable, sister of Saints Isidore and Leander of Seville and Fulgentius of Cartagena, also known as Florence[270] |
Fortunatus | 33–120 | 15 June / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, companion of St. Achaicus of Corinth[45] |
Fortunatus of Spoleto | c. 400 | 1 June | Priest known for his love for the poor[270] |
Fortunatus of Todi | 537 | 14 October | Bishop of Todi[270] |
Fructus | c. 715 | 25 October | Venerable[270] |
Frideswide | c. 735 | 19 October | Abbess, Venerable, English princess, also known as Frithuswith[270] |
Fulgentius of Cartagena | c. 633 | 16 January | Bishop of Écija, Venerable, brother of Saints Isidore and Leander of Seville[270] |
Fulgentius of Ruspe | 532 | 1 January | Church Father, Bishop of Ruspe, Abbot, Venerable[270] |
Fyodor Ushakov | 1817 | 2 October / 23 July | Righteous, Military Saint, considered one of the greatest admirals in history[275] |
Gabriel | N/A[c] | 26 March / 13 July / 8 November[276] | Archangel, Taxiarch[137][277] |
Gabriel of Białystok | 1690 | 20 April | Child Martyr[278] |
Gabriel of Georgia | 1995 | 2 November | Fool for Christ, Hieromonk, Venerable, Wonderworker, Confessor of the Faith[279] |
Gabriel of Lesnovo | 1050–1100 | 15 January | Venerable, founder of Lesnovo Monastery[280] |
Gaius | 33–150 | 5 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Ephesus[281] |
Gall | c. 645 | 16 October | Apostle of Switzerland, Venerable, disciple of St. Columbanus[167] |
Gamaliel the Rabban | 40–100 | 2 August | Righteous, a pharisee who taught St. Paul the Mosaic Law and who later converted to Christianity[28] |
Gelasius I | 496 | 21 November | Patriarch of Rome, who fought against Monophysitism[50] |
Gelasius of Nilopolis | 401–500 | 31 December | Desert Father, Venerable[282] |
Geminian of Modena | 348 | 31 January | Bishop of Modena, who fought against Arianism and Jovinianism[167] |
Geneviève | 512 | 21 November | Venerable[167] |
Gennadius of Constantinople | 471 | 31 August | Patriarch of Constantinople[283] |
Gennadius of Novgorod | 1505 | 4 December | Archbishop of Novgorod, who fought against the Heresy of the Judaizers, also known as Gennady of Novgorod[284] |
Gennadius Scholarius | 1464 | 25 August | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the first one after the Fall of Constantinople[285] |
George of Drama | 1959 | 24 October | Venerable, New Confessor, Righteous, native name Georgios Karslidis[286] |
George of Lydda | 303 | 23 April | Great Martyr, Trophy-Bearer, Victory-Bearer, Wonderworker[287] |
George of Mogilev | 1795 | 12 February / Third Sunday after Pentecost | Archbishop of Mogilev, Venerable[288] |
George II of Vladimir | 1238 | 4 February | Grand Prince of Vladimir, Martyr, also known as Georgy II Vsevolodovich and Yuri II of Vladimir[289] |
Georgy Kossov | 1928 | 8 September / 9 December | Priest, Starets, Confessor of the Faith, also known as Yegor Chekryakovsky[290] |
Gerasimus II of Alexandria | 1714 | 15 January | Patriarch of Alexandria, Venerable, also known as Gerasimos Palladas[291] |
Gerasimus of the Jordan | 451 | 4 March | Abbot, Venerable, name also spelled Gerasimos and Gerasim[292] |
Gerasimus of Vologda | 1178 | 4 March | Venerable, Wonderworker, also known as Herasmus of Vologda[293] |
Gervasios of Patras | 1964 | 30 June | Venerable, Hieromonk, native name Gervasios Paraskevopoulos[294] |
Ghislain | 680 | 9 October | Abbot, Venerable, Confessor of the Faith, anchorite[167] |
Gideon | c. 1200–1101 BC | 26 November | Judge, Righteous[295] |
Gobnait | 601–721 | 11 February | Abbess, Venerable, monastic foundress, also known as Gobnat, Mo Gobnat, Abigail and Deborah[167] |
Godehard of Hildesheim | 1038 | 4 May | Bishop of Hildesheim, Venerable[167] |
Gordius | 320 | 3 January | Martyr, also known as Gordinus[296] |
Gorgonia | 370 | 23 February | Righteous, sister of St. Gregory of Nazianzus[297] |
Gorgonius of Nicomedia | 304 | 3 September | Martyr[109] |
Gregory V of Constantinople | 1821 | 10 April | Patriarch of Constantinople, Hieromartyr[298] |
Gregory of Agrigento | 638 | 23 November | Bishop of Agrigento[167] |
Gregory of Dekapolis | 816 | 20 November | Venerable, the Decapolite[299] |
Gregory of Khandzta | 861 | 5 October | Venerable, Hieromonk, who founded many monasteries[300] |
Gregory of Nazianzus | 390 | 25 January | Theologian, Cappadocian Father, Desert Father, Patriarch of Constantinople[301] |
Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder | 374 | 1 January | Bishop of Nazianzus, the Elder, father of St. Gregory of Nazianzus[302] |
Gregory of Neocaesarea | 270 | 17 November | Church Father, Bishop of Neocaesarea, Wonderworker, also known as Gregory Thaumaturgus[303] |
Gregory of Nyssa | 394 | 10 January | Theologian, Cappadocian Father, Bishop of Nyssa[304] |
Gregory of Sinai | 1346 | 11 February / 6 April / 8 August / 27 November[305] | Venerable[305] |
Gregory of Tours | 594 | 17 November | Church Father, Bishop of Tours[167] |
Gregory Palamas | 1359 | 14 November | Church Father, Pillar of Orthodoxy, Archbishop of Thessalonica, who defended hesychasm[306] |
Gregory I | 604 | 12 March | Patriarch of Rome, the Great[50] |
Gregory II | 731 | 11 February | Patriarch of Rome[50] |
Gregory III | 741 | 10 December | Patriarch of Rome[50] |
Gregory the Illuminator | 332[307] | 30 September | Enlightener of Armenia, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Bishop of Armenia, Hieromartyr[308] |
Grigol Peradze | 1942 | 6 December | Archimandrite, Hieromartyr, New Martyr[309] |
Habakkuk | 650–570 BC | 2 December | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Habakkuk[310] |
Haggai | 600–501 BC | 16 December | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Amos[311] |
Hananiah | 600–501 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Holy Youth, Righteous, given the pagan name Shadrach[135] |
Hannah | 1100–1001 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophetess, mother of Prophet Samuel[312] |
Hegesippus the Nazarene | c. 180 | 7 April | Church Father, the Nazarene, who wrote against Gnosticism and Marcionism[313] |
Helena of Constantinople | 327 | 21 May | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Holy Empress[314] |
Helier | 555 | 16 July | Venerable Martyr[315] |
Heimerad | 1019 | 28 June | Venerable, Fool for Christ, Hieromonk, also known as Heimrad, Haimrad and Heimo[315] |
Herman of Alaska | 1837 | 9 August | Venerable, Wonderworker of all America[316] |
Herman of Kazan and Svyazhsk | 1567 | 6 November / 25 September / 23 June | Archbishop of Kazan, Venerable[317] |
Herman of Solovki | 1479 | 30 July / 8 August | Venerable, one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery[318] |
Herman of Valaam | 901–1500 | 28 June | Venerable, co-founder of the Valaam Monastery with St. Sergius of Valaam[319] |
Hermas of Dalmatia | 33–100 | 8 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Dalmatia, Hieromartyr, also known as Hermes[53] |
Hermas of Philippopolis | 33–150 | 31 May / 5 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Philippopolis, also known as Hermes[320][281] |
Hermione of Ephesus | 117 | 4 September | Unmercenary Healer, Martyr, daughter of St. Philip the Deacon[321] |
Hermogenes Dolganyov | 1918 | 16 June / 20 August | Bishop of Tobolsk, Hieromartyr, New Martyr[322] |
Herodion of Patras | c. 64–68 | 8 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Patara, Hieromartyr, martyred with St. Olympas, also known as Herodian or Rodion[53] |
Hesychius of Jerusalem | c. 440 | 28 March | Church Father, also known as Hesychius the Priest and Hesychios[323] |
Hezekiah | c. 687 BC | 28 August / Cheesefare Saturday | Righteous, King of Judah[324] |
Hierotheos the Thesmothete | 52–100 | 4 October | Bishop of Athens, the Thesmothete |
Hilarion the Great | 371 | 21 October | Desert Father, Venerable, founder of Palestinian monasticism[325] |
Hilarion of Kiev | 1054 / 1055 | 21 October | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', Venerable; first non-Greek to hold the position[326] |
Hilarius | 468 | 28 February | Patriarch of Rome, who fought against Nestorianism and Eutychianism, also known as Hilary and Hilarus[50][315] |
Hilary of Arles | 449 | 5 May | Bishop of Arles[315] |
Hilary of Galeata | 558 | 15 May | Venerable, Hermit, who founded the Monastery of Galeata[315] |
Hilary of Poitiers | 368 | 13 January or 14 January | Church Father, Bishop of Poitiers, Hieroconfessor, who fought against Arianism[315] |
Hilda of Whitby | 680 | 17 November | Abbess of Whitby, Venerable[315] |
Hippolytus of Rome | c. 235 | 30 January | Church Father, Hieromartyr[315][327] |
Honoratus of Amiens | c. 600 | 16 May | Bishop of Amiens, Venerable[315] |
Honoratus of Arles | 429 | 16 January | Bishop of Arles, Venerable, founder of Lérins Abbey[315] |
Honorius of Canterbury | 653 | 30 September | Archbishop of Canterbury, Venerable[315] |
Hope | 101–200 | 17 September | Virgin Martyr[271] |
Hormisdas | 523 | 6 August | Patriarch of Rome[50][315] |
Hosea | 720 BC[328] | 17 October[329] | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Hosea[328] |
Hubertus | 727 | 3 November | Apostle of the Ardennes, Bishop of Liège[315] |
Hur | c. 1569 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophet, High Priest, companion of Prophets Moses and Aaron[330] |
Hyginus | 142 | 11 January | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][315] |
Iestyn | 550–700 | 5 December | Venerable Martyr, who founded 2 churches in Gwynedd and Anglesey, also known as Iestin, Justinus and Justinian[331] |
Ignatius Brianchaninov | 1867 | 30 April | Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol[332] |
Ignatius of Antioch | c. 107 | 20 December | God-Bearer (Theophoros), Patriarch of Antioch, Hieromartyr[333] |
Ignatius of Constantinople | 877 | 23 October | Patriarch of Constantinople[334] |
Igor II of Kiev | 1147 | 19 September | Right-Believing, Martyr, Grand Prince of Kiev and Chernigov[335] |
Ilya Pechersky | c. 1203 | 19 December | Venerable, most likely historical basis for the legendary Russian hero Ilya Muromets[336] |
Innocent of Alaska | 1879 | 13 April | Church Father, Apostle of America, Enlightener of the Aleuts, Metropolitan of Moscow[337] |
Innocent of Irkutsk | 1731 | 26 November / 9 February / 2 September | Bishop of Irkutsk, Venerable[338] |
Innocent I of Rome | 417 | 28 July | Patriarch of Rome, son of St. Anastasius I; who condemned Pelagianism[50][339] |
Irenaeus of Lyons | 200 | 23 August / 28 June | Church Father, Bishop of Lyons, Venerable, Hieromartyr, disciple of St. Polycarp; who wrote against Gnosticism[340][339] |
Irenarch of Rostov | 1616 | 13 January | Venerable, also known as Irenarchus and Irenarch the Recluse[341] |
Irene of Hungary | 1134 | 13 August | Byzantine Empress, Venerable[342] |
Irene of Lesvos | 1463 | 9 April / Bright Tuesday | New Martyr[343] |
Isaac | Patriarchal Age | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Patriarch, Righteous[344] |
Isaac the Confessor | 383 | 22 March / 30 May / 3 August | Confessor of the Faith, Venerable, also known as Isaac of Dalmatia[345] |
Isaac the Syrian | c. 700 | 28 January | Church Father, Desert Father, Bishop of Nineveh, Venerable, Hieromonk[346] |
Isaiah | 700–601 BC | 9 May | Major Prophet, writer of the Book of Isaiah[347] |
Isaiah of Gaza | 491 | 3 July | Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Isaiah the Solitary, Isaias the Solitary, Abba Isaiah, and possibly also Isaiah of Scetis[348] |
Isaiah of Rostov | 1090 | 15 May | Bishop of Rostov, Venerable, Wonderworker[349] |
Isidora of Tabenna | c. 365 | 10 May | Venerable, Fool for Christ, Blessed[350] |
Isidore of Pelusium | c. 450 | 4 February | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable, Hieromonk, also known as Isidore the Priest[351] |
Isidore of Seville | 636 | 4 April | Church Father, Bishop of Seville, Venerable, brother of Saints Leander of Seville and Fulgentius of Cartagena[339] |
Ita | c. 570 | 15 January | Venerable, also known as Ytha and Meda[339] |
Jacob | Patriarchal Age | 13 December | Patriarch, Righteous, also known as Israel[352] |
James Intercisus | 420 | 27 November | Greatmartyr, the Persian, Military Saint[353] |
James the Deacon | c. 671–771 | 18 October | Deacon[354] |
James the Great | 44 | 30 April / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr, son of Zebedee[355] |
James the Just | 62 / 69 | 23 October / 4 January[44] | Brother of the Lord, Apostle of the Seventy, Patriarch of Jerusalem, Hieromartyr, the Just[356] |
James the Less | c. 62 | 9 October / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr, the Less, son of Alphaeus[357] |
Jason of Thessalonica | 33–150 | 28 April / 29 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Tarsus[358] |
Jegudiel | N/A[d] | 8 November[136] | Archangel[137] |
Jeremiah | c. 570 BC | 1 May | Major Prophet, writer of the Book of Jeremiah[359] |
Jeremiah I of Constantinople | 1546 | 13 January | Patriarch of Constantinople, name also spelled Jeremias |
Jeremiel | N/A[e] | 8 November[136] | Archangel[137] |
Jerome of Pavia | 787 | 19 July | Bishop of Pavia[331] |
Jerome of Stridon | 420 | 15 June | Church Father, Blessed[331] |
Joachim | c. 15 BC | 9 September | Father of the Virgin Mary, Righteous[107] |
Joachim of Korsun | 1030 | 19 June | Archbishop of Novgorod[360] |
Joanna | 36–100 | 27 June / Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Myrrhbearer, wife of Chuza[361] |
Joasaph of Belgorod | 1754 | 10 December | Bishop of Belgorod |
Job | c. 1350 BC[362] | 6 May | Righteous, the Long-suffering[362] |
Job of Manyava | 1621 | 24 June | Hegumen, Venerable, who founded of Manyava Skete[363] |
Job of Moscow | 1607 | 19 June | Patriarch of Moscow[364] |
Job of Pochayiv | 1651 | 28 October | Hegumen, Venerable, Wonderworker[365] |
Joel | 750 BC | 19 October | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Joel[366] |
John and Paul | 361–363 | 26 June[331][367] | Martyrs[331] |
John Angeloptes | 433 | 27 November | Bishop of Ravenna[331] |
John Angelus | 1050 | 31 January | Venerable[331] |
John Calybite | c. 450 | 15 January | Venerable, the Hut-Dweller, name also spelled John Calabites, Calibita, Chalybita, Calabytes and Kalabytes[368] |
John Cassian | 433 | 23 July | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman[331][369] |
John Chrysostom | 407 | 27 January | Church Father, Patriarch of Constantinople, the Golden-Tongued[370] |
John Climacus | 606 | 28 February / 29 February | Church Father, Venerable, also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites[371] |
John Gradenigo | 1025 | 5 December | Venerable, Hermit[331][372] |
John I of Naples | 401–500 | 22 June | Bishop of Naples[331] |
John I of Ravenna | 494 | 12 June | Bishop of Ravenna[331] |
John I of Rome | 526 | 18 May | Patriarch of Rome[50][331] |
John III of Constantinople | 577 | 21 February | Patriarch of Constantinople, also known as John Scholasticus and John the Scholastic[373] |
John IV of Constantinople | 595 | 2 September / 30 August | Patriarch of Constantinople, also known as John the Faster and John Nesteutes[374] |
John IV of Naples | 835 | 22 June | Bishop of Naples, the Peacemaker[331] |
John V of Constantinople | 674 | 18 August | Patriarch of Constantinople[375] |
John VIII of Constantinople | 1075 | 30 August | Patriarch of Constantinople, also known as John Xiphilinos[376] |
John Kochurov | 1917 | 31 October | Hieromartyr, New Martyr[377] |
John Theristus | 1129 | 24 February | Venerable, the Harvester[331] |
John Vincent | 1012 | 21 December | Bishop, Hermit[331] |
John of Autun | unknown | 29 October | Bishop of Autun[331] |
John of Bergamo | 690 | 11 July | Bishop of Bergamo[331] |
John of Beverley | 721 | 7 May | Bishop of York[331] |
John of Châlon | 475 | 9 May | Bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône[331] |
John of Chinon | 501–600 | 27 June | Hermit[331] |
John of Constantinople | 839 | 27 April | Confessor of the Faith, Abbot, Venerable, iconodule[378] |
John of Damascus | 749 | 4 December | Church Father, Venerable, hieromonk, hymnographer and polymath, also known as John (the) Damascene[379] |
John of Egypt | c. 394 | 29 March | Desert Father, Venerable, Anchorite, also known as John of Lycopolis, John the Hermit and John the Anchorite[380] |
John of Gorze | 975 | 27 February | Abbot of Gorze, Venerable[331] |
John of Gothia | c. 791 | 26 June | Bishop of Gothia (Gothic Crimea)[381] |
John of Karpathos | 1001–1500 | 25 August | Bishop of Karpathos[382] |
John of Kronstadt | 1908 | 20 December | Righteous, Priest[383] |
John of Moscow | c. 1589 | 3 July | Blessed, Fool for Christ, Wonderworker of Moscow[384] |
John of Novgorod | 1186 | 7 September / 1 December | Archbishop of Novgorod, Wonderworker[385] |
John of Pavia | 813 | 27 August | Bishop of Pavia[331] |
John of Réôme | 539 | 28 January | Venerable, Hermit[331] |
John of Shanghai and San Francisco | 1966 | 2 July | Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, Wonderworker, widely known as John Maximovitch[386] |
John of Sonkajanranta | 1918 | 13 July | Martyr, Confessor, Enlightener, native name Johannes Karhapää[387] |
John of Syracuse | 609 | 23 October | Bishop of Syracuse[331] |
John of Tobolsk | 1715 | 10 June | Metropolitan of Tobolsk and all Siberia, Wonderworker, native name Ioann Maksimovich Vasilkovski[388] |
John of Tuy | 801–900 | 24 June | Hermit[331] |
John of Valamo | 1958 | 5 June | Venerable[387] |
John of Verona | 601–700 | 6 June | Bishop of Verona[331] |
John the Apostle | 100 | 26 September / 30 June | Apostle, Evangelist, Theologian, Beloved Friend of Christ[389] |
John the Baptist | 36 | 7 January / 24 June / 23 September / 29 August | Prophet, Forerunner, the Baptist[390] |
John the Dwarf | c. 405 | 9 November | Desert Father, Venerable, also known as John the Short[391] |
John the Good | c. 660 | 10 January | Bishop of Milan who fought against Arianism and Monothelitism, also known as John Camillus[331] |
John the Hairy | 1580 | 12 November | Blessed, Fool for Christ, the Hairy, also known as John of Rostov and John the Merciful of Rostov[392] |
John the Hieromartyr | 362 | 23 June | Hieromartyr[331] |
John the Merciful | 616–620 | 12 November | Patriarch of Alexandria, also known as John V Eleemon, John the Almsgiver, John the Almoner and John the Compassionate[393] |
John the New Merciful | c. 1190 | 29 April | Metropolitan of Thebes, also known as John Kaloktenes[394] |
John the Prophet | c. 543 | 6 February | Desert Father and author (together with St. Barsanuphius the Great) of over 800 letters giving spiritual direction that influenced Byzantine monasticism[144] |
John the Russian | 1730 | 27 May | Confessor of the Faith, the Russian |
John the Saxon | c. 895 | 22 February | Abbot of Athelney, Venerable, the Saxon[331] |
Jonah | 800–701 BC | 21 September | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Jonah[395] |
Jonah of Manchuria | 1925 | 7 October | Enlightener of Hankou, Bishop of Hankou[396] |
Jonah of Moscow | 1461 | 15 June | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'[397] |
Jonathan | c. 1010 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, friend of Prophet David[398] |
Josaphat of India | 350–450 | 26 August / 19 November | Prince of India, also known as Budhasaf[141][399] |
Joseph, father of Jesus | 8–29 | Sunday after Christmas / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Earthly father of the Lord, husband of the Virgin Mary, Righteous, the Betrothed[400] |
Joseph, son of Israel | c. 1700 BC[401] | 31 March / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers / Holy Monday | Patriarch, Righteous, the All-comely, the Fair, founder of the Tribe of Joseph and son of Patriarch Jacob[401] |
Joseph of Arimathea | 33–100 | 31 July / Third Sunday of Easter | Righteous, Secret Disciple of Jesus[402] |
Joseph of Freising | 764 | 17 January | Bishop of Freising, Venerable, also known as Joseph of Verona[331] |
Joseph the Hesychast | 1959 | 16 August | Venerable, Hesychast, the Cave-Dweller[403] |
Joseph the Hymnographer | 886 | 4 April | Venerable, Hymnographer[404] |
Joseph of Panephysis | 301–500 | 17 June | Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Joseph of Panepho and Joseph the Anchorite[405] |
Joshua | 1544 BC[406] | 1 September / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous[406] |
Jude the Apostle | 65 | 19 June / 30 June | Brother of the Lord, Apostle, Martyr, also known as Lebbaeus and Thaddeus[407] |
Judith | c. 550–450 BC[408] | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous[409] |
Juliana of Lazarevo | 1604 | 2 January | Righteous[410] |
Juliana of Nicomedia | c. 304 | 21 December | Virgin Martyr[411] |
Julius and Aaron | c. 305 | 1 July | Martyrs[331] |
Julius of Novara | 390[331] / 401[412] | 31 January | Missionary Priest[331][412] |
Julius I of Rome | 352 | 12 April | Patriarch of Rome[50][331] |
Julius of Rome | 190 | 19 August | Martyr[331] |
Julius the Veteran | 304 | 27 May | Martyr, the Veteran, Military Saint[413] |
Junia | 33–100 | 17 May | Martyr[100] |
Junian of Mairé | 587 | 13 August | Venerable, Hermit, founder of Mairé monastery[331] |
Junian of Saint-Junien | 401–500 | 16 October | Venerable, Hermit[331] |
Justin Martyr | 165 | 1 June | Church Father, Philosopher, Martyr[331] |
Justin Popović | 1979 | 1 June | Abbot of Ćelije Monastery, Venerable, also known as Justin of Ćelije[414] |
Justin of Chieti | c. 540 | 1 January | Bishop of Chieti[331] |
Justin the Confessor | 259 | 17 September | Hieromartyr[331] |
Justinian I | 565 | 14 November | Byzantine Emperor, Champion of Orthodoxy, the Great[415] |
Justinian of Brittany | 501–600 | 5 December | Venerable Martyr, also known as Iestin[331] |
Justus and Pastor | c. 304 | 6 August | Child Martyrs[331] |
Justus of Beauvais | 287 | 18 October | Child Martyr[331] |
Justus of Canterbury | 627 | 10 November | Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Rochester[331] |
Justus of Eleutheropolis | 33–100 | 30 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Eleutheropolis, Hieromartyr, the Just[416] |
Justus of Lyon | 390 | 2 September / 14 October | Bishop of Lyons, Venerable, Hermit[331] |
Justus of Trieste | 303 | 2 November | Martyr[331] |
Justus of Urgell | c. 527 | 28 May | Bishop of Urgell, who commentated on the Song of Songs[331] |
Juvenaly of Alaska | 1796 | 24 September | Protomartyr of America, Hieromartyr[417] |
Kassia the Hymnographer | 865 | 7 September | Venerable, the Hymnographer, also known as Kassiani and Cassia[418] |
Kenan | 1535 AM | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Forefather, Righteous, name also spelled Qenan, Kaynan or Cainan[330] |
Kevin of Glendalough | 618 | 3 June | First Abbot of Glendalough, Venerable[419] |
Kieran the Elder | c. 530 | 5 March | Bishop of Ossory, one of the twelve Apostles of Ireland, the Elder, name also spelled Ciarán[419] |
Kieran the Younger | c. 556 | 9 September | Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Venerable, one of the twelve Apostles of Ireland, the Younger, name also spelled Ciarán[419] |
Kilian | 689 | 8 July | Apostle to the Franconians, Bishop of Würzburg, Hieromartyr, name also spelled Killian or Cillian[419] |
Kuksha of the Kiev Caves | c. 1114 | 27 August | Venerable Martyr, Hieromartyr[420] |
Kuksha of Odessa | 1964 | 16 September | Venerable, Hieromonk[421] |
Laura of Córdoba | 864 | 19 October | Abbess, Venerable Martyr[422][423] |
Laurence of Canterbury | 619 | 2 February | Archbishop of Canterbury[423] |
Lawrence of Rome | 258 | 10 August | Deacon, Martyr[423] |
Lazar of Serbia | 1389 | 15 June | Right-Believing, Great Martyr, Prince of Serbia[424] |
Lazarus of Bethany | 33–100 | 17 March[425] / 17 October[426] / Lazarus Saturday[427] | Friend of Christ, the Four-Days-Dead, Hierarch[425] |
Leander of Seville | 600 | 27 February | Bishop of Seville, brother of Saints Isidore of Seville and Fulgentius of Cartagena[423] |
Leo I | 461 | 18 February | Church Father, Patriarch of Rome, also known as Leo the Great[50][423] |
Leo II | 683 | 3 July | Patriarch of Rome[50][423] |
Leo III | 816 | 12 June | Patriarch of Rome[50][423] |
Leodegar of Autun | c. 678 | 2 October | Bishop of Autun; Hieromartyr[423] |
Liberius | 366 | 27 August | Patriarch of Rome[50][423] |
Linus | c. 78 | 5 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][281][423] |
Longinus the Centurion | 33–100 | 16 October | The Centurion, Martyr, who pierced the side of Jesus during the Crucifixion[428] |
Lot | c. 2000–1901 BC | 9 October / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, nephew of Patriarch Abraham[429] |
Lot of Egypt | c. 400–500 | 22 October | Desert Father, Venerable[430] |
Lucian of Antioch | 312 | 15 October | Church Father, Presbyter, Hieromartyr[431] |
Lucius of Britain | 101–200 | 3 December | King of the Britons[423] |
Lucius of Laodicea | 33–150 | 22 April / 10 September / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Laodicea, also known as Luke and Loukias[115] |
Lucius I of Rome | 254 | 4 March | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr or Hieroconfessor[50][423] |
Lucy and Geminian | c. 300 | 16 September | Martyrs[423] |
Lucy of Syracuse | 304 | 13 December | Virgin Martyr[423] |
Luka Zhidiata | c. 1059 | Third Sunday after Pentecost | Archbishop of Novgorod, first Russian to hold the position[432] |
Luke of Steiris | 953 | 7 February | Venerable, the Younger[433] |
Luke the Evangelist | 84–100 | 22 April / 18 October / 4 January[44] | Evangelist, Apostle of the Seventy, Martyr[434] |
Luke the Surgeon | 1961 | 29 May | Bishop of Crimea, Wonderworker, Confessor of the Faith, Blessed, the Surgeon[435] |
Macarius of Alexandria | 394–395 | 19 January | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable[436] |
Macarius of Corinth | 1805 | 17 April | Metropolitan of Corinth, Venerable[437] |
Macarius of Jerusalem | c. 335 | 10 March | Patriarch of Jerusalem, who fought against Arianism[438] |
Macarius of Moscow | 1563 | 30 December | Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus'[439] |
Macarius of Unzha | 1444 | 25 July | Abbot of Zheltovod and Unzha, Venerable[440] |
Macarius the Confessor | 840 | 18 August | Confessor of the Faith, Abbot of the Monastery of Pelekete, Venerable, iconodule[441] |
Macarius the Great | 391 | 19 January | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Macarius the Elder and Macarius of Egypt[442] |
Macedonius II of Constantinople | c. 517 | 25 April | Patriarch of Constantinople[443] |
Macrina the Younger | 379 / 380 | 19 July | Venerable, sister of St. Basil and St. Gregory[444] |
Malachi | 500–401 BC | 3 January | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Malachi[445] |
Manasseh | c. 1550–1440 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Patriarch, Righteous, son of Patriarch Joseph, founder of the half-tribe of Manasseh, also known as Manasses and Menashe |
Manuel II Palaiologos | 1425 | 21 July | Byzantine Emperor, Venerable Monk[446] |
Marcellinus of Rome | 304 | 7 June | Patriarch of Rome, possibly a hieromartyr[50][447] |
Marcellus I of Rome | 309 | 7 June | Patriarch of Rome, Hieroconfessor[50][447] |
Mardarije Uskoković | 1935 | 12 December | Serbian Orthodox Bishop of America and Canada, also known as Mardarije of Lješanska, Libertyville and All America[448] |
Maria Romanova | 1918 | 17 July | Third daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna; passion-bearer |
Mark of the Caves | c. 1080–1120 | 29 December / 28 September | Venerable, also known as Mark the Grave-digger[449] |
Mark of Ephesus | 1444 | 19 January | Church Father, Pillar of Orthodoxy, Archbishop of Ephesus, Hesychast, who rejected the uniate Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence[450] |
Mark of Rome | 336 | 7 October | Patriarch of Rome[50][447] |
Mark the Evangelist | 68 | 25 April | Apostle of the Seventy, Patriarch of Alexandria, Evangelist, Hieromartyr[451] |
Martha of Bethany | 33–100 | 4 June / Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Myrrhbearer, sister of St. Lazarus[452] |
Martin of Braga | 580 | 20 March | Church Father, Apostle to the Suevi, Bishop of Mondoñedo and Braga, Hieromonk, also known as Martin of Dumio[447] |
Martin of Tours | 397 | 12 October | Church Father, Bishop of Tours, Military Saint, who opposed Arianism and Priscillianism[447] |
Martin of Vertou | 601 | 24 October | Venerable, Founder of the Monastery of Vertou[447] |
Martin of Vienne | c. 132 | 1 July | Bishop of Vienne[447] |
Martin the Confessor | 655 | 14 April | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr, Hieroconfessor[50][447] |
Martina of Rome | 228 | 30 January | Martyr[447] |
Mary | c. 57[220] | 25 March / 15 August / 8 September / 21 November[453] | Mother of God (Theotokos, Bogorodica), Queen of Heaven, Panagia, Holy Virgin, Our Lady[454] |
Mary of Bethany | 33–100 | 4 June / Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Myrrhbearer, sister of St. Lazarus[452] |
Mary of Clopas | 33–100 | 23 May / Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Myrrhbearer, wife of Clopas, daughter of St. Joseph[455] |
Mary Magdalene | 33–100 | 22 July / Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Myrrhbearer[456] |
Mary of Egypt | 421 | 4 April | Venerable, Ascetic[457] |
Mary of Paris | 1945 | 20 July | Righteous Martyr, also known as Maria Skobtsova and Mother Maria[458] |
Matrona of Moscow | 1952 | 7 March / 19 April | Unmercenary Healer, Wonderworker, Righteous, Blessed, also known as Matrona Nikonova[459] |
Matthew the Evangelist | c. 68 | 16 November / 30 June | Apostle, Evangelist, Martyr[460] |
Matthias the Apostle | 63 | 9 August / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr, who replaced the position of Judas Iscariot after his suicide[461] |
Maurice | 287 | 22 February / 22 September / 27 December[462] | Martyr, leader of the Theban Martyrs, Military Saint[463] |
Maxim Sandovich | 1914 | 6 September | Hieromartyr, protomartyr of the Lemko people[464] |
Maximianus of Constantinople | 434 | 21 April | Archbishop of Constantinople, also known as Maximian[465] |
Maximilian of Tebessa | 295 | 12 March | Martyr, who was martyred for refusing to do military service[447] |
Maximus III of Constantinople | 1482 | 17 November | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[466] |
Maximus of Kiev | 1305 | 6 December | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'[467] |
Maximus of Turin | 465 | 25 June | Church Father, Bishop of Turin[447] |
Maximus the Confessor | 662 | 21 January / 13 August | Theologian, Church Father, Confessor of the Faith, Venerable, also known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople[468] |
Maximus the Greek | 1556 | 21 January | Venerable[469] |
Meletius of Antioch | 381 | 12 February | Church Father, Patriarch of Antioch, Bishop of Sebaste, who fought against Arianism[470] |
Meletius I Pegas | 1601 | 13 September | Patriarch of Alexandria[471] |
Mellitus of Canterbury | 624 | 24 April | Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of London, Abbot, Venerable[447] |
Micah | c. 730 BC | 14 August | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Micah[472] |
Melchizedek | c. 1933–1800 BC | 22 May / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | High Priest, Righteous, King of Salem[473] |
Melito of Sardis | 180 | 1 April | Church Father, Bishop of Sardis[474] |
Menas of Egypt | 304 | 11 November | Great Martyr, Military Saint, name also spelled Minas, Mena, Mina and Meena[475] |
Methodius I of Constantinople | 847 | 14 June | Patriarch of Constantinople, name also written as Methodios[476] |
Methodius of Olympus | c. 311 | 20 June | Church Father, Bishop of Olympus and Patara, Hieromartyr[477] |
Methodius of Thessaloniki | 885 | 11 May | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Teacher and Enlightener of the Slavs, Bishop of Sirmium, Hieroconfessor[194] |
Metrophanes, Chi Sung | 1900 | 11 June | Hieromartyr, leader of the 222 Chinese Martyrs[478] |
Metrophanes of Byzantium | 326 | 4 June | Patriarch of Constantinople[479] |
Metrophanes of Voronezh | 1703 | 23 November | Bishop of Voronezh, Venerable[480] |
Michael | N/A[f] | 8 November[136] | Archangel, Taxiarch[137] |
Michael of Chernigov | 1246 | 20 September | Right-Believing, Confessor, Martyr, Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of Novgorod, native name Mikhail Vsevolodovich[481] |
Michael I of Kiev | 992 | 15 June | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', Venerable[482] |
Michael of Klopsk | 1456 | 11 January | Fool for Christ, Venerable[483] |
Michael of Tver | 1318 | 22 November | Right-Believing, Martyr, Prince of Tver, native name Mikhail Yaroslavich[484] |
Milburga of Wenlock | 715 | 23 February | Abbess of Wenlock, Venerable, Healer, name also spelled Milburgh and Mildburh[447] |
Miltiades of Rome | 314 | 10 December | Patriarch of Rome when Christianity was legalised in the Roman empire and who fought against Donatism[50] |
Miriam | c. 1500–1301 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophetess, Righteous, older sister of Prophets Moses and Aaron[485] |
Mirian III of Iberia | 361 | 1 October | Equal-to-the-Apostles, King of Georgia[486] |
Mishael | 600–501 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Holy Youth, Righteous, given the pagan name Meshach[135] |
Modestus of Carantania | c. 720–772 | 5 February | Apostle of Carantania, Bishop of Carantania, Venerable[447] |
Modestus of Trier | 489 | 24 February | Bishop of Trier, Venerable[447] |
Moses | 1569 BC[487] | 4 September / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | God-seer, Prophet, brother of Prophet Aaron and Prophetess Miriam[487] |
Moses the Black | 405 | 28 August | Desert Father, Venerable, Hieromonk, Hieromartyr, also known as Moses the Strong, Moses the Robber, Moses the Abyssinian and Moses the Ethiopian[488] |
Moses the Hungarian | 1043 | 26 July | Venerable, the Hungarian[489] |
Moses (bishop of the Arabs) | c. 389 | 7 February | Apostle of the Saracens, Bishop of Arabia, Venerable |
Moses of Novgorod | 1362 | 25 January / 19 April | Bishop of Novgorod, Venerable[490] |
Mstislav I of Kiev | 1132 | 15 April | Right-Believing, Grand Prince of Kiev, also known as Mstislav the Great[491] |
Mstislav Rostislavich | 1180 | 14 June | Right-Believing, Prince of Novgorod, also known as Mstislav the Brave[492] |
Nahum | 700–612 BC | 1 December | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Nahum[493] |
Nana of Iberia | 301–400 | 1 October | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Queen of Georgia[486] |
Narcissus of Athens | 33–150 | 31 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Athens, Hieromartyr[89] |
Narcissus of Jerusalem | c. 216 | 7 August | Patriarch of Jerusalem[494] |
Narnus | 345 | 27 August | Bishop of Bergamo[495] |
Natalia of Nicomedia | 306 | 26 August | Martyr, wife of St. Adrian of Nicomedia[51] |
Natalis of Milan | 751 | 13 May | Bishop of Milan[495] |
Natalis of Ulster | 564 | 27 January | Abbot of Cill, Naile and Daunhinis, Venerable[495] |
Nathan | c. 1000–901 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophet[496] |
Naum of Preslav | 910 | 23 December | Wonderworker, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Apostle of the Slavs[497] |
Nectarius of Constantinople | 397 | 11 October | Church Father, Patriarch of Constantinople[498] |
Nehemiah | 444–344 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophet[499] |
Nektarios of Aegina | 1920 | 9 November | Metropolitan of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, name also spelled Nectarios or Nectarius[500] |
Nemesion | c. 257 | 10 September | Bishop, Hieromartyr, also known as Nemesian, Nemesius and Nemesis[495] |
Neot of Cornwall | 877 | 31 July | Venerable[501][495] |
Nephon II of Constantinople | 1508 | 11 August | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople[502][503] |
Nestor the Chronicler | c. 1114 | 27 October | Venerable, the Chronicler[504] |
Nicanor the Deacon | 33–36 | 28 December / 28 July[505] / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, one of the seven Deacons, Martyr[506] |
Nicetas of Constantinople | 836 | 13 October | Venerable, Confessor of the Faith, iconodule, also known as Nicetas the Patrician, Nicetas of Paphlagonia and Nicetas Monomachos[507] |
Nicetas of Medikion | 824 | 3 April | Abbot of Medikion, Venerable, Wonderworker, Confessor, iconodule[508] |
Nicetas of Novgorod | 1109 | 31 January / 14 May | Archbishop of Novgorod, Venerable, Wonderworker[509] |
Nicetas of Remesiana | 414–420 | 22 June | Church Father, Bishop of Remesiana[510] |
Nicetas the Stylite | 1186 | 24 May | Venerable Martyr, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, the Stylite, also known as Nicetas Stylites[511] |
Nicholas of Japan | 1912 | 3 February | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener and Archbishop of Japan[512] |
Nicholas Kabasilas | 1392 | 20 June | Righteous, Priest, also known as Nicholas Cabasilas |
Nicholas of Lesvos | 1463 | 9 April / Bright Tuesday | New Martyr[343] |
Nicholas of Myra | 343 | 6 December | Bishop of Myra, Wonderworker, Defender of Orthodoxy, Hierarch[513] |
Nicholas of Ohrid and Žiča | 1956 | 5 March / 20 April[514] | Bishop of Ohrid and Žiča, Venerable[514][515] |
Nicholas II of Russia | 1918 | 17 July | Emperor of All Russia; Passion bearer[71] |
Nicholas Salos of Pskov | 1576 | 28 February | Blessed, Fool for Christ[516] |
Nicholas of Trani | 1091 | 2 June | Fool for Christ, widely known as Nicholas the Pilgrim[495] |
Nicodemus | 33–100 | 2 August / Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Righteous, Myrrhbearer[517] |
Nicodemus the Hagiorite | 1809 | 14 July | Venerable, Athonite monk, also known as Nikodemos and Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain[518] |
Nikephoros I of Constantinople | 828 | 2 June | Patriarch of Constantinople, Confessor of the Faith, iconodule[519] |
Nikon the Dry | 1101 | 11 December / 28 September / Second Sunday of Great Lent | Venerable, the Dry[520] |
Nikon the Metanoeite | 998 | 26 November | Venerable, the Metanoeite (the Preacher of Repentance)[521] |
Nikon of Optina | 1931 | 25 June | Venerable[522] |
Nilus of Calabria | 1002 / 1005 | 26 September | Abbot, Venerable, Confessor of the Faith, the Younger[523] |
Nilus of Sinai | 430 / 451 | 12 November | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Nilus the Elder, Neilos, Nilus of Sinai, Nilus of Ancyra and Nil Postnik[524] |
Nilus of Sora | 1508 | 7 May | Abbot, Venerable[525] |
Nino | c. 332 | 14 January | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of the Georgians, also known as Nina, Nune, and Ninny[526] |
Niphont of Novgorod | 1156 | 8 April | Archbishop of Novgorod[527] |
Noah | c. 1998 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Patriarch, Righteous[528] |
Non | 501–600 | 3 March | Mother of St. David[495] |
Nonna of Nazianzus | c. 374 | 5 August | Mother of St. Gregory Nazianzus[529] |
Nonnus of Heliopolis | 471 | 10 November | Desert Father, Bishop of Heliopolis, Venerable[530] |
Nothelm of Canterbury | 739 | 17 October | Archbishop of Canterbury[495] |
Obadiah | 900–801 BC | 19 November | Minor Prophet, writer of the Book of Obadiah[531] |
Odile of Alsace | 720 | 13 December | Abbess of Hohenburg, Venerable, also known as Odilia and Ottilia[532] |
Odo of Cluny | 942 | 11 May | Abbot of Cluny, Venerable[532] |
Olaf of Norway | 1030 | 29 July | King of Norway, Martyr[532][533] |
Olga Nikolaevna | 1918 | 17 July | Eldest child of St. Nicholas II, Passion Bearer[71] |
Olga of Alaska | 1979 | 28 October | Righteous, the first canonised female American Orthodox saint, also known as Olga Michael, Matuska Olga and Olga of Kwethluk[534] |
Olga of Kiev | 969 | 11 July | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Blessed, Princess of Kiev[535] |
Olympas | c. 64–68 | 10 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Martyr, martyred with St. Herodion, also known as Olympanus[536] |
Olympias the Deaconess | 409 | 25 July | Deaconess, also known as Olympiada[537] |
Onesimus | 109 | 15 February / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Ephesus, Hieromartyr, former slave of St. Philemon[538] |
Onesiphorus | 33–100 | 7 September / 8 December[119] / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Colophon and Corinth, Hieromartyr[539] |
Onuphrius the Great | 400 | 12 June | Desert Father, Venerable, the Great[540] |
Optatus of Milevis | 364–392 | 4 June | Church Father, Bishop of Milevis, who opposed Donatism; also known as Optate[532] |
Or of Nitria | c. 390 | 7 August | Desert Father, Venerable[541] |
Orsisius | 301–400 | 15 June | Desert Father, Venerable, disciple of St. Pachomius, also known as Arsisios[542] |
Oswald of Northumbria | 642 | 5 August | King of Northumbria, Martyr[532] |
Osyth | 653 | 7 October | Abbess, Venerable, name also spelled Osith[532] |
Ouen | 684 | 24 August | Bishop of Rouen, also known as Audoin, Aldwin, Owen and Dado[532] |
Pachomius the Great | c. 348 | 15 May | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable, the Great, founder of coenobitic monasticism |
Pacian of Barcelona | c. 390 | 9 March | Church Father, Bishop of Barcelona[543] |
Paisios of Mount Athos | 1994 | 12 July | Venerable, Athonite ascetic, name also spelled Paisius[544] |
Paisius the Great | 401–500 | 19 June | Desert Father, Venerable, name also spelled Paisios and Pishoy/Bishoy[545] |
Paisius of Hilendar | c. 1773 | 19 June | Venerable, Hieromonk, native name Paìsiy Hilendàrski[546] |
Paisius Velichkovsky | 1794 | 15 November | Venerable[547] |
Palladius of Antioch | 390 | 28 January | Venerable, also known as Palladius the Desert Dweller and Palladius the Hermit[548] |
Palladius of Auxerre | 661 | 10 April | Bishop of Auxerre, Abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, Venerable[543] |
Palladius of Embrun | 541 | 21 June | Bishop of Embrun[549] |
Palladius of Ireland | 457–461 | 7 July | Bishop of Ireland[543] |
Palladius of Saintes | c. 590 | 7 October | Bishop of Saintes[543] |
Pambo of Nitria | c. 375–390 | 18 July | Desert Father, Venerable, disciple of St. Anthony, also known as Pambo the Hermit[550] |
Pamphilus of Caesarea | 309 | 16 February | Church Father, Presbyter, Hieromartyr[551][552] |
Pantaleon | 304 | 27 July | Unmercenary Healer, Martyr[553] |
Paphnutius the Ascetic | 395–450 | 25 February | Desert Father, Venerable, the Ascetic, disciple of St. Macarius[554] |
Paphnutius of Jerusalem | 303–313 | 19 April | Bishop, Hieromartyr[555] |
Paphnutius of Thebes | 335–400 | 11 September | Desert Father, Bishop of Tais, Venerable[556][557] |
Papias of Hierapolis | c. 130 | 22 February | Church Father, Bishop of Hierapolis[558] |
Paraskeva of the Balkans | 1001–1100 | 27 October | Venerable, Ascetic, the Younger, also known as Parascheva and Petka[559] |
Paraskevi of Rome | c. 180 | 26 July | Virgin Martyr, also known as Parasceva[560] |
Parmenas the Deacon | 98 / 117[505] | 28 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, one of the seven Deacons, Martyr[505] |
Parthenius the Martyr | 201–300 | 19 May | Martyr |
Parthenius III of Constantinople | 1657 | 24 March | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Hieromartyr, New Martyr[561] |
Patapios of Thebes | 301–500 | 8 December | Venerable, Wonderworker, name also spelled Patapius[562] |
Patrick of Ireland | 461 / 492 | 17 March | Apostle of Ireland, Enlightener of the Irish, Church Father, Bishop of Armagh[563][543] |
Patrobas of Pottole | 33–100 | 5 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Neapolis (now Naples) and Puteoli, also known as Patrobos, Patrobus or Parrobus[281] |
Paul the Apostle | c. 68 | 25 January / 10 February / 29 June | Apostle to the Gentiles, Martyr[564] |
Paul Aurelian | c. 575 | 12 March | Bishop of León, Venerable[543] |
Paul I of Constantinople | c. 350 | 6 November | Patriarch of Constantinople, Hieromartyr, Hieroconfessor, also known as Paul the Confessor[565] |
Paul IV of Constantinople | 804 | 30 August | Patriarch of Constantinople, Venerable, also known as Paul the Younger and Paul the New[566] |
Paul the Simple | c. 339 | 7 March / 4 October | Desert Father, Venerable[567] |
Paul of Taganrog | 1879 | 10 March / 7 June | Blessed starets, Righteous[568] |
Paul of Thebes | 341 | 15 January | Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Paul the Anchorite, Paul the Hermit, and Paul the First Hermit[569] |
Paulinus of Antioch | c. 67 | 12 July | Bishop of Lucca, Hieromartyr[543] |
Paulinus II of Aquileia | 802 / 804 | 11 January | Bishop of Aquileia, Venerable[570] |
Paulinus of Nola | 431 | 22 June | Church Father, Bishop of Nola, Venerable, Hermit[543] |
Paulinus of Trier | 358 | 31 August | Bishop of Trier, who died in exile due to his opposition to Arianism[543] |
Paulinus of York | 584 | 10 October | Bishop of York[543] |
Pelagia the Martyr | 301–305 | 4 May / 7 October | Virgin Martyr, also known as Pelagia of Tarsus[571] |
Pelagia the Penitent | 301–500 | 8 October | Venerable, ascetic, also known as Pelagia of Antioch and Pelagia the Harlot[572] |
Pelagia of Tinos | 1834 | 23 July | Venerable; a nun who experienced a Marian apparition guiding her to find the icon of Our Lady of Tinos[573] |
Pelagia the Virgin | 303–305 | 8 October | Virgin Martyr, also known as Pelagia of Antioch[574] |
Pelagius of Córdoba | 925 | 26 June | Martyr[543] |
Peter the Aleut | c. 1815 | 24 September | Martyr of San Francisco, Protomartyr of America, the Aleut, native name Cungagnaq[575] |
Peter I of Alexandria | 311 | 25 November | Church Father, Patriarch of Alexandria, Hieromartyr[576] |
Peter the Apostle | c. 64–68 | 29 June / 30 June | Leader of the Apostles, Apostle, Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr, the All-Praised, also known as Simon Peter and Simeon[577][50][543] |
Peter of Atroa | 837 | 3 January | Abbot, Venerable[578] |
Peter of Braga | 45–60 | 26 April | Bishop of Braga, Hieromartyr, also known as Peter of Rates[543] |
Peter of Canterbury | c. 607 | 6 January | Abbot, Venerable, Missionary[543] |
Peter Chrysologus | c. 450 | 30 July | Church Father, Bishop of Ravenna, Hieroconfessor, the Golden-Worded[543] |
Peter of Krutitsy | 1937 | 10 October | Metropolitan of Krutitsy, Hieromartyr[579] |
Peter Mogila | 1647 | 1 January | Metropolitan of Kiev[580] |
Peter of Moscow | 1326 | 21 December | Metropolitan of Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia[581] |
Peter of Murom | 1228 | 25 June | Prince of Murom, Right-believing, Wonderworker, husband of St. Fevronia[272] |
Peter of Pavia | c. 735 | 7 May | Bishop of Pavia[543] |
Peter of Sebaste | 391 | 9 January | Bishop of Sebaste, Hieromartyr, brother of St. Basil the Great[582] |
Peter Urseolus | 987 | 10 January | Venerable, Hermit, Doge of Venice[543] |
Petroc | c. 594 | 4 June | Abbot of Lanwethinoc, Venerable, name also spelled Petrock, Pedrog and Perreux[543] |
Phanourios | 1306–1500 | 27 August | Great Martyr, the Newly-Revealed[583] |
Philemon | 54–68 | 19 February / 22 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Gaza, Hieromartyr, former slavemaster of St. Onesimus[584][121] |
Philip of Agira | c. 401–500 | 12 May | Apostle of the Sicilians, Hieromartyr[585] |
Philip the Apostle | 80 | 14 November / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr[586] |
Philip the Evangelist | 50–100 | 11 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Evangelist, Bishop of Tralles, one of the seven Deacons[587] |
Philologus of Sinope | 33–100 | 5 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Sinope[281] |
Philothei of Athens | 1589 | 19 February | Venerable Martyr, New Martyr, also known as Philotheia or Philothea[588] |
Philotheus I of Constantinople | 1379 | 11 October | Patriarch of Constantinople, Venerable[589] |
Philoumenos of Jacob's Well | 1979 | 29 November | Guardian of Jacob's Well, Venerable, New Martyr[590] |
Phinehas | c. 1500 BC | 12 March | Righteous, High Priest, grandson of Prophet Aaron, name also spelled Phineas[591] |
Phlegon of Marathon | 33–100 | 8 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Marathon, Hieromartyr[53] |
Phoebe | 50–100 | 3 September | Deaconess[592] |
Photini of Samaria | c. 66 | 20 March | The Samaritan Woman, Martyr[593] |
Photius the Great | 893 | 6 February | Church Father, Patriarch of Constantinople, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Pillar of Orthodoxy, Hieroconfessor, the Great, also known as Photios I of Constantinople[594] |
Pimen the Faster | 1141 | 7 August / 28 August | Hegumen of the Kiev Caves, Venerable, the Faster, also known as Pimen of the Kiev Caves[595] |
Pior of Scetis | 350–400 | 17 June | Desert Father, Venerable, disciple of St. Anthony, name also spelled Prior[596] |
Pior Zatvirnyk | 1201–1300 | 4 October | Venerable[597] |
Piran | c. 480 | 5 March | Abbot, Venerable, name also spelled Pyran[543] |
Pitirim of Porphyry | 350–500 | 29 November | Desert Father, Venerable[598] |
Pius I | 154 | 11 July | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][543] |
Platon Kulbusch | 1919 | 14 January | Bishop of Reval (Tallinn), Hieromartyr, New Martyr[599] |
Plegmund of Canterbury | 914 | 2 August | Archbishop of Canterbury, Venerable[543] |
Poemen the Great | c. 450 | 27 August | Church Father, Desert Father, Venerable, the Great, name also spelled Pimen[600][601] |
Polycarp of Smyrna | 155 | 23 February | Church Father, Bishop of Smyrna, Hieromartyr[602] |
Polyeuctus of Constantinople | 970 | 5 February | Patriarch of Constantinople, Venerable[603] |
Polyeuctus of Melitene | 259 | 9 January | Protomartyr of Melitene[604] |
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia | 1991 | 2 December | Venerable, Wonderworker, Hieromonk, name also spelled Porphyrius[605] |
Porphyrius of Gaza | 420 | 26 February | Bishop of Gaza[606] |
Praejectus | 676 | 25 January | Bishop of Clermont[543] |
Praxedes | c. 165 | 21 July | Virgin, sister of St. Pudentiana[543] |
Prochorus the Deacon | c. 80–100 | 28 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, one of the seven Deacons, Martyr, disciple of St. John the Apostle whilst he was exiled on the island of Patmos[505] |
Proclus of Constantinople | 446 | 20 November | Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople, Venerable[607] |
Procopius of Sázava | 1053 | 16 September | Abbot of Sázava, Venerable, also known as Procopius the Czech[608] |
Procopius of Scythopolis | 303 | 8 July / 22 November | Great Martyr, Military Saint[609][610] |
Procopius of Ustyug | 1303 | 8 July | Fool for Christ, Venerable[611] |
Prosper of Aquitaine | 436 | 7 July | Church Father, Bishop of Aquitaine, Venerable[543] |
Prosper of Orléans | c. 453 | 29 July | Bishop of Orléans[543] |
Prosper of Reggio | c. 466 | 25 June | Bishop of Reggio[543] |
Publius | 112[612] / 125[613] | 13 March | Bishop of Malta and early Bishop of Athens, Hieromartyr[613][543] |
Pudens | 54–68 | 15 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Martyr[614] |
Pudentiana | 101–200 | 19 May | Virgin Martyr, sister of St. Praxedes, also known as Potentiana[543] |
Quadratus of Athens | 129 | 21 September / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Church Father, Bishop of Athens, Hieromartyr, apologist[615] |
Quadratus of Africa | c. 33–313 | 26 May | Martyr[616][617] |
Quadratus of Corinth | 249–251 | 10 March | Martyr[618][617] |
Quadratus of Herbipolis | c. 257 | 7 May | Martyr[617] |
Quadratus of Nicomedia | 253–260 | 10 March | Martyr[617] |
Quadratus of Utica | 259[619] | 21 August | Bishop of Utica, Hieromartyr[616][617] |
Quartus of Berytus | 33–150 | 10 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Berytus, Hieroconfessor[251] |
Quodvultdeus | 450 | 19 February | Church Father, Bishop of Carthage[616] |
Rabulas of Samosata | 530 | 19 February | Venerable, name also written as Rabula and Rabbula[620] |
Rachel | Patriarchal Age | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, wife of Patriarch Jacob, mother of Patriarchs Benjamin and Joseph[621] |
Raphael | N/A[g] | 8 November[136] | Archangel[137] |
Raphael of Lesvos | 1463 | 9 April / Bright Tuesday | New Martyr[343] |
Raphael of Brooklyn | 1915 | 27 February | Bishop of Brooklyn[622] |
Rebecca | Patriarchal Age | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, wife of Patriarch Isaac, mother of Patriarch Jacob and Esau[623] |
Reginos of Skopelos | 362 | 25 February | Bishop of Skopelos, Hieromartyr, name also spelt Riginos[624] |
Remigius of Reims | 533 | 1 October | Apostle to the Franks, Bishop of Reims, Confessor of the Faith, also known as Remy and Remi[9] |
Romanus the Melodist | 556 | 1 October | Church Father, Melodist, hymnographer, composer of thousands of hymns, name also spelled Romanos[625] |
Romuald | 1027 | 19 June | Abbot, Venerable, founder of the Camaldolese order[9] |
Rostislav I of Kiev | 1167 | 14 March | Right-Believing, Grand Prince of Kiev[626] |
Rufus of Thebes | 50–100 | 8 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Thebes, Hieromartyr[53] |
Ruth | 1100–1001 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous[627] |
Sabbas the Sanctified | 532 | 5 December | Abbot, Venerable, name also spelled Savvas, Savva and Sava[628] |
Sabbas of Storozhi | 1406 | 3 December / 19 January / 10 August | Hegumen of Zvenigorod, Venerable, disciple of St. Sergius[629] |
Sabbatius of Solovki | 1435 | 27 September / 8 August | Wonderworker, Venerable, who founded the Solovki monastery with St. Zosimas[630] |
Saethryth | 601–700 | 7 January | Abbess, Venerable[631] |
Salome | 33–100 | 3 August / Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers | Myrrhbearer[632] |
Sampson the Hospitable | c. 530 | 27 June | Unmercenary Healer, Blessed, the Innkeeper[633] |
Samson | c. 1078 BC[634] | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Judge, Righteous, the Strong Man, name also spelled Sampson[635] |
Samuel | 1012 BC | 20 August | Prophet, Judge[636] |
Sarah | Patriarchal Age | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, wife of Patriarch Abraham, previously known as Sarai[637] |
Sava I | 1237 | 14 January | Equal-to-the-Apostles, Illuminator of the Serbs, Archbishop of Serbia, Venerable, Hieromonk[638] |
Sava II | 1271 | 21 February | Archbishop of Serbia, Venerable, Hieromonk, nephew of St. Sava[639] |
Sava II Branković | 1683 | 24 April | Metropolitan of Transylvania, Hieroconfessor, also known as Sabbas Brancovici[640] |
Sava III | 1316 | 26 July / 30 August | Archbishop of Serbia[641] |
Scholastica | 543 | 10 February | Venerable, foundress of the Benedictine nuns[631] |
Sebastian of Esztergom | c. 1036 | 30 December | Archbishop of Esztergom, Venerable, Benedictine monk, native name Sebestyén[631] |
Sebastian of Jackson | 1940 | 30 November | Missionary, Venerable, native name Sevastijan Dabović[642] |
Sebastian of Rome | 295–296 | 18 December | Martyr[631][643] |
Selaphiel | N/A[h] | 8 November[136] | Archangel[137] |
Seraphim of Bogucharsk | 1950 | 13 February | Archbishop of Bogucharsk, Venerable, Wonderworker of Sofia[644] |
Seraphim of Sarov | 1833 | 2 January | Confessor of the Faith, Venerable, Wonderworker[645] |
Serapion of Antioch | 211 | 18 October | Patriarch of Antioch, Venerable, name also spelled Seraphion[646] |
Serapion of Novgorod | 1516 | 16 March | Archbishop of Novgorod, Venerable, Wonderworker[647] |
Serapion the Sindonite | 356 | 7 April | Desert Father, Venerable, also known as Serapion of Egypt[648] |
Serapion of Thmuis | c. 360 | 21 March | Desert Father, Bishop of Thmuis, Venerable, also known as Serapion of Nitria and Serapion the Scholastic[649] |
Serapion of Vladimir | 1275 | 12 July | Bishop of Vladimir, Venerable, Blessed[650] |
Sergius I of Rome | 701 | 8 September | Patriarch of Rome[50][631] |
Sergius of Radonezh | 1392 | 25 September | Abbot of Radonezh, Venerable, Wonderworker of all Russia[651] |
Sergius of Valaam | 901–1500 | 28 June | Venerable, Wonderworker, co-founder of Valaam Monastery with St. Herman of Valaam[319] |
Seridus of Gaza | c. 543 | 13 August | Abbot, Venerable, confidant of Barsanuphius of Gaza[652] |
Seth | 1142 AM | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Righteous, son of Forefather Adam |
Shemaiah | c. 1000–901 BC | 8 January / Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophet[653] |
Silas | 65–100 | 30 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Corinth, Hieromartyr[50][631] |
Silvanus | 33–100 | 30 July / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Thessalonica, Hieromartyr[654] |
Silverius of Rome | 537 | 20 June | Patriarch of Rome[50][631] |
Simeon Barsabae | 345 | 17 April | Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Hieromartyr[655] |
Simeon of Jerusalem | c. 107 / 117 | 27 April / 4 January[44] | Brother of the Lord, Apostle of the Seventy, Patriarch of Jerusalem, Hieromartyr, also known as Simon of Clopas[656] |
Simeon Niger | 33–150 | 27 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Prophet[657][658] |
Simeon of Trier | 1035 | 1 May | Venerable, Hermit[631][659] |
Simeon the God-receiver | 1–100 | 3 February | God-receiver, Righteous[660] |
Simeon the Holy Fool | 501–600 | 21 July | Fool for Christ, Venerable, also known as Simeon Salos/Salus[661] |
Simeon the Myrrh-Streaming | 1200 | 13 February | Grand Prince of Serbia, Venerable, the Myrrh-Streaming, regnal name Stefan Nemanja[662] |
Simeon the Stylite | 459 | 1 September | Venerable, Stylite Monk, the Elder[663] |
Simeon the Younger | 596 | 24 May | Venerable, Stylite, Hieromonk, the Younger[664] |
Simon of Cyrene | c. 100 | 27 February | The man who helped carry Jesus' cross[665][666] |
Simon the Apostle | c. 65 | 10 May / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr, the Zealot[667] |
Simplicius of Rome | 483 | 10 March | Patriarch of Rome who fought against Monophysitism[50][631] |
Siricius | 399 | 26 November | Patriarch of Rome[50][631] |
Sisoes the Great | 429 | 6 July | Desert Father, Venerable, the Great[668] |
Sixtus I | c. 125 | 3 April | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr, name also spelled Xystus[50][631] |
Sixtus II | 258 | 10 August | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr, name also spelled Xystus[50][631] |
Sixtus III | 440 | 28 March | Patriarch of Rome, name also spelled Xystus[50][631] |
Slobodan Stojanović | 1992 | 27 July | Child Martyr, New Martyr[669] |
Sofian Boghiu | 2002 | 16 September | Abbot of St. Anthimos Monastery, Archimandrite, Hesychast, Venerable Confessor[183] |
Solomon | c. 932 BC | Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | Prophet, King of Israel, the Wise[670] |
Solomonia | 167–160 BC | 1 August | Martyr, mother of the seven Maccabean Martyrs[671] |
Sophia of Milan | 101–200 | 17 September | Virgin Martyr, also known as Sophia of Rome[271] |
Sophia of Slutsk | 1612 | 19 March | Righteous, Princess of Slutsk[672] |
Sophronius | 638 | 11 March | Patriarch of Jerusalem[673] |
Sophrony of Essex | 1993 | 11 July | Venerable, Athonite archimandrite[674] |
Sosipater of Iconium | 33–150 | 28 April / 29 April / 10 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Iconium[251][358] |
Sosthenes | 33–150 | 8 December / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Caesarea[119] |
Soter | 174 | 22 April[166] | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50] |
Soteris | 304 | 10 February[675] | Virgin Martyr[631] |
Spyridon of Tremithus | 348 | 12 December / Cheesefare Saturday | Desert Father, Bishop of Tremithus, Wonderworker[676] |
Stachys the Apostle | 33–150 | 31 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Byzantium[89] |
Stephen | 33–36 | 27 December / 2 August / 15 September / 4 January[44] | Protomartyr, Apostle of the Seventy, Archdeacon, one of the seven Deacons[677] |
Stephen I of Rome | 257 | 2 August | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50] |
Stephen of Hungary | 1038 | 16 August | King of Hungary[631] |
Stephen of Perm | 1396 | 26 April | Apostle of the Permians, Enlightener, Bishop of Perm[678] |
Stephen of Piperi | 1697 | 20 May | Abbot, Venerable[679] |
Stephen the Great | 1504 | 2 July | Prince of Moldavia, the Great[680] |
Stylianos of Paphlagonia | 401–621 | 26 November | Venerable, the Hermit, also known as Stylianus and Stylian[681] |
Swithun of Winchester | 862 | 2 July | Bishop of Winchester[631] |
Sylvester I of Rome | 335 | 2 January | Patriarch of Rome[50] |
Symmachus of Rome | 514 | 19 July | Patriarch of Rome[50][631] |
Symeon the Metaphrast | c. 960–1000 | 9 November | Church Father, Venerable, author of the 10-volume medieval Greek menologion[682] |
Symeon the New Theologian | 1022 | 12 March / 12 October | Theologian, Church Father,Venerable, the New[683] |
Symeon the Studite | 986 / 987 | 12 March | Venerable, also known as the Pious and the Devout, spiritual father of St. Symeon the New Theologian[684] |
Tarasius of Constantinople | 806 | 25 February | Patriarch of Constantinople, Confessor of the Faith, name also spelled Tarasios[685] |
Tatiana of Russia | 1918 | 17 July | Second daughter of Nicholas II; Passion bearer[71] |
Telesphorus | c. 138[686] | 22 February | Patriarch of Rome, Hieromartyr[50][686] |
Tertius of Iconium | 33–100 | 30 October / 10 November / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Iconium, Hieromartyr[687][251] |
Thaddeus of Edessa | 44 | 21 August / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, also known as Addai[688] |
Theodora of Sihla | 1665–1770 | 7 August | Venerable[689] |
Theodora the Empress | 500–548 | 14 November | Empress of the Byzantine Empire[690] |
Theodore I of Alexandria | 609 | 3 December | Patriarch of Alexandria, Hieromartyr[691] |
Theodore of Amasea | 306 | 17 February | Great Martyr, the Recruit, Military Saint, also known as Theodore Tyron/Tiron[692] |
Theodore of Heraclea | 319 | 8 February | Great Martyr, the General, Military Saint, also known as Theodore Stratelates[693] |
Theodore of Komogovina | 1788 | First Saturday of Great Lent | Venerable Martyr[694] |
Theodore of Marseille | 594 | 26 December | Bishop of Marseille, the Sacrist[695] |
Theodore of Octodurum | 301–400 | 17 August | Bishop of Octodurum and Valais, also known as Theodolus, Theodulus and Yoder/Joder[695] |
Theodore of Pavia | 778 | 20 May | Bishop of Pavia[695] |
Theodore of Perge | 220 | 19 April | Martyr[695][696] |
Theodore of Sykeon | 613 | 22 April | Bishop of Anastasiopolis, the Sykeote[697] |
Theodore of Tabennese | 368 | 16 May | Venerable, the Sanctified, disciple of St. Pachomius[698] |
Theodore of Tarsus | 690 | 19 September | Archbishop of Canterbury[695] |
Theodore of Tomsk | 1864 | 20 January / 22 June | Righteous, Wonderworker, starets, who is rumoured to be Tsar Alexander I; native name Fyodor Kuzmich[699] |
Theodore of Vienne | 575 | 29 October | Abbot, Hieromonk, also known as Theudurius, Theudar, Cherf and Chef[695] |
Theodore the Black | 1299 | 19 September | Right-Believing, Prince of Smolensk and Yaroslav, Venerable[700] |
Theodore the Presbyter and Pausilippus | 130 | 15 April | Martyrs[701] |
Theodore the Studite | 826 | 11 November | Church Father, Abbot, Venerable, Confessor of the Faith[702] |
Theodore the Varangian and his son John | 978–988 | 12 July | Martyrs[703] |
Theodore the Venerable | 820 | 27 December | Venerable, iconodule |
Theodorus the Branded | 842 | 27 December | Venerable, Confessor of the Faith, the Branded, brother of St. Theophanes of Nicaea[704] |
Theodosia of Constantinople | 729 | 29 May | Virgin Martyr, iconodule[705] |
Theodosius of Kiev | 1074 | 3 May / 14 August / 2 September / 28 September | Venerable, father of Russian monasticism[706] |
Theodosius of Manyava | 1629 | 24 June | Hegumen, Venerable of Manyava Skete[363] |
Theodota of Philippi | 318 | 29 September | Martyr |
Theognostus of Kiev | 1353 | 14 March | Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' |
Theophan the Recluse | 1894 | 6 January or 10 January | Church Father,[707] Bishop of Tambov and Shatsk, the Recluse, well known for his writings on the spiritual life[708] |
Theophanes of Nicaea | 845 | 11 October | Bishop of Nicaea, brother of St. Theodorus the Branded[704] |
Theophanes the Confessor | 810–819 | 12 March | Confessor of the Faith, Venerable[709] |
Theophilus of Antioch | c. 183 | 6 December | Church Father, Patriarch of Antioch[710] |
Theophylact of Bulgaria | 1126 | 31 December | Archbishop of Ohrid and Bulgaria, Blessed, also known as Theophylact of Ohrid[578][711] |
Theotimos of Tomi | 410 | 20 April | Bishop of Tomi[712] |
Thomas the Apostle | 72 | 6 October / 30 June | Apostle, Martyr[713] |
Thyrsus | 251 | 14 December | Martyr[714] |
Tiburtius | c. 286 | 11 August | Martyr[695] |
Tikhon of Kaluga | 1492 | 16 June | Venerable, founder of the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos[715] |
Tikhon of Moscow | 1925 | 7 April | Patriarch of Moscow, Apostle to America, Confessor of the Faith[716] |
Tikhon of Zadonsk | 1783 | 13 August | Bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworker of Zadonsk[717] |
Timon the Deacon | 33–100 | 30 December / 28 July[505] / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, one of the seven Deacons, Bishop of Bosra, Hieromartyr[718] |
Timothy of Ephesus | 93 | 22 January / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Ephesus, Hieromartyr[719] |
Timothy of Prusa | 362[720] | 10 June | Bishop of Prusa, Hieromartyr[721] |
Titus | 96 / 107 | 25 August / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Crete[722] |
Tobias of Jerusalem | c. 117 | 17 December | Patriarch of Jerusalem |
Trophimus | 33–100 | 15 April / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, disciple of St. Paul[723] |
Trophimus of Arles | c. 280 | 29 December | Bishop of Arles[695] |
Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon | c. 278 | 19 September | Martyrs[724] |
Tryphon of Campsada | 250 | 1 February | Great Martyr, Unmercenary Healer, Wonderworker[725] |
Tryphon of Pechenga | 1583 | 15 December | Enlightener of the Lapps, Abbot of Pechenga Monastery, Venerable[726] |
Tychicus | 33–150 | 8 December / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Bishop of Caesarea[119] |
Ulrich of Augsburg | 973 | 4 July | Bishop of Augsburg[727] |
Urban of Langres | c. 390 | 2 April | Bishop of Langres[727] |
Urban of Macedonia | 33–100 | 31 October / 4 January[44] | Apostle of the Seventy, Apostle of Macedonia, Bishop of Macedonia, Hieromartyr[89] |
Urban I | 230 | 25 May | Patriarch of Rome
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