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1887–1962 · Contemporary

The 'Hammer of Orthodoxy' who defended the divinity of Christ against Arianism during five periods of exile.

1884–1937 · Contemporary

Alexey Yegorovich Yegorov (March 7, 1884, Surushino village, Tver Governorate — August 19, 1937, Moscow) was an igumen and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2001 for universal veneration.

1880–1937 · Contemporary

Afanasy Kislov was a Christian minister born in 1880 who held citizenship in the Russian Empire. He died in Tver in 1937 and is venerated as a hieromartyr within Eastern Orthodoxy.

1894–1936 · Contemporary

Agapit (Russian: Агапи́т) is an old and uncommon Russian Christian male first name. The name is derived from the Greek word agapētos, meaning loved one. Its colloquial variant is Agap (Ага́п; which can also be the main form of a related name).

1854–1928 · Contemporary

Agatangel, born Aleksandr Lavrentyevich Preobrazhensky (September 27, 1854, in Mochily – October 16, 1928, in Yaroslavl), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and a holy new martyr.

1901–1937 · Contemporary

Alexander Alexandrovich Andreyev (February 24, 1901, Moscow – November 4, 1937, Novosibirsk Oblast) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1881–1937 · Contemporary

Alexander Mikhailovich Tuberovsky (March 8 [20], 1881, Syntul, Ryazan Governorate — December 23, 1937, Ryazan) was a Russian theologian, a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, and an archpriest. He served as an extraordinary professor at the Moscow Theological Academy (1917).

1868–1918 · Contemporary

Alexander Petrovich Vasilyev (September 18 [6], 1868 – September 5, 1918) was an archpriest, confessor to the Imperial family, a temperance pastor, a patriot-monarchist, a public figure, and a member of the Main Council of the Union of the Russian People.

1860–1921 · Contemporary

Alexander Ivanovich Yuzefovich (1860 or 1858, Vilna Governorate — January 17, 1921, Semirechye Oblast) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized in 2000 as a member of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.

1889–1938 · Contemporary

Alexey Semyonovich Skorobogatov (1889, Moscow Governorate — April 5, 1938, Butovo firing range) was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a martyr in 2000 for universal church veneration.

1863–1918 · Contemporary

Alexey Borisovich Neidhardt (Neidgart) (September 1 [13], 1863, Moscow — November 6, 1918, Nizhny Novgorod) was a Russian politician and statesman. He was a member of the State Council of the Russian Empire and was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1888–1937 · Contemporary

Alexei Konstantinovich Vorobyov (February 6, 1888, Antonkovo, Vyatka Governorate — August 20, 1937, Butovo firing range, Moscow Oblast) was a protopresbyter and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000.

1859–1923 · Contemporary

Alexey Alexeyevich Mechev (Saint Righteous Alexius of Moscow; March 17 [29], 1859, Moscow — June 22, 1923, Vereya, Moscow Governorate) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church, a prominent Moscow archpriest of the early 20th century, and rector of the Church of Saint Nichol…

1867–1934 · Contemporary

Saint Alexis of Ugine, born Alexei Ivanovich Medvedkov on July 1, 1867, in the village of Fomitshevo, Vyazma Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate (Russia), and died on August 22, 1934, in Ugine (France), was a holy Orthodox priest commemorated on August 22 (Dormition), October 13 (transla…

1862–1937 · Contemporary

Aleksy – Polish name, male first name deriving from the Greek Aléxios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. The female form: Aleksja, Aleksa

1846–1928 · Contemporary

Alexy, born Fyodor Alexeyevich Solovyov (January 5/17, 1846, in Moscow – October 2, 1928, in Sergiyev), was a Russian Orthodox cleric, a great schema-monk, and an Orthodox saint.

1862–1938 · Contemporary

Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος) is a masculine name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.

1873–1942 · Contemporary

Alexander Afanasyevich Abissov (February 19, 1873, village of Mormozhino, Poshekhonsky Uyezd, Yaroslavl Governorate — February 21, 1942, Svobodny, Baikal-Amur Corrective Labor Camp; now a city in the Amur Region) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1872–1937 · Contemporary

Alexander Hotovitzky (or Hotovitsky Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Хотови́цкий) (1872-1937) was a Russian Orthodox hieromartyr. He was ordained to the priesthood while working in the United States in the 1890s.

1851–1940 · Contemporary

Alexander Petrovsky may refer

1917–1943 · Contemporary

Alexander Schmorell (16 September [O.S. 3 September] 1917 – 13 July 1943), also sometimes referred to as Saint Alexander of Munich, was a Russian-German student at Munich University who, with five others, formed a resistance group (part of the Widerstand) known as White Rose (Ger…

1872–1918 · Contemporary

Alexandra Feodorovna (Russian: Александра Фёдоровна, romanized: Aleksandra Fyodorovna; born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine; 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918) was the last empress of Russia as the consort of Nicholas II from their marriage on 26 November [O.S.

1904–1918 · Contemporary

Alexei Nikolaevich (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Романов, romanized: Aleksey Nikolaevich Romanov; 12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1904 – 17 July 1918) was the last Russian tsesarevich (heir apparent).

1877–1947 · Contemporary

Saint Alexius of Rome or Alexius of Edessa (Greek: Ἀλέξιος, Alexios), also Alexis, was a fourth-century Greek monk who lived in anonymity and is known for his dedication to Christ. Two versions of his life exist, one in Syriac and the other in Greek.

1854–1909 · Contemporary

Alexis Georgievich Toth (also Alexis of Wilkes-Barre; March 14, 1853 – May 7, 1909) was a Ruthenian priest who later became a Russian Orthodox missionary in the United States.

1872–1922 · Contemporary

Ambrosios Pleiathidis (Greek: Αμβρόσιος Πλειανθίδης, 1872–1922) also known as Ambrosios of Moschonisia was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Moschonisia, in modern Turkey, from February to September 1922.

1861–1927 · Contemporary

St. Ambrosius (Georgian: ამბროსი, Ambrosi) (September 7, 1861 – March 29, 1927) was a Georgian religious figure and scholar who served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1921 to 1927.

1868–1918 · Contemporary

Bishop Ambrose (secular name Vasiliy Ivanovich Gudko, Russian: Василий Иванович Гудко; December 28, 1867 – August 9, 1918) was bishop of Sarapul and Yelabuga. He was canonized as a Russian Saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1878–1932 · Contemporary

Ambroży is a Polish surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:

1889–1970 · Contemporary

Amphilochios Makris (Greek: Αμφιλόχιος Μακρής, 13 December 1889 – 16 April 1970) was a Greek Orthodox hieromonk, missionary, and teacher from the island of Patmos, Greece. He was greatly revered in Greece for his wisdom and experience as a starets (elder).

1885–1937 · Contemporary

Amphilochius of Iconium (Greek: Ἀµφιλόχιος Ἰκονίου) was a Christian bishop of the fourth century, son of a Cappadocian family of distinction, born, perhaps at Caesarea, ca. 339/340, died probably 394–403.

1880–1938 · Contemporary

Anatoly (Russian: Анато́лий, romanized: Anatoliy, Ukrainian: Анато́лій, romanized: Anatolii) is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Anatolios (Ἀνατόλιος), meaning "he of the sunrise", from ἀνατολή anatolē, "sunrise".

1884–1937 · Contemporary

Andrey Vladimirovich Voskresensky (October 2, 1884, Moscow — October 31, 1937, Butovo firing range, Moscow Oblast) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was canonized as a hieromartyr by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1870–1918 · Contemporary

Archbishop Andronik (also spelled Andronic; Russian: Архиепископ Андроник, secular name Vladimir Alexandrovich Nikolsky, Russian: Владимир Александрович Никольский; August 1, 1870 – July 7, 1918), was a bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church and a saint, glorified as Hieromartyr A…

1886–1938 · Contemporary

Anna Makandina was born in 1886 in the Vladimir Governorate and was a citizen of the Soviet Union. An Eastern Orthodox Reverend Martyr, she died in 1938 at the Butovo firing range, where she is also buried.

1888–1940 · Contemporary

Anna Vasilyevna Serova (1888 – early 1940s) was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a martyr for universal veneration at the Jubilee Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1870–1937 · Contemporary

Anna Ivanovna Zertsalova (January 31, 1870, Moscow — November 27, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a spiritual writer and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a martyr in 2000 for universal church veneration.

1858–1931 · Contemporary

Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles.

1889–1937 · Contemporary

Arcadius (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάδιος Arkadios; c. 377 – 1 May 408) was Roman emperor from 383 to his death in 408. He was the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I (r. 379–395) and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius (r. 393–423).

1833–1905 · Contemporary

Arsenia, born Anna Gavrilovna Dobronravova, and known in the great schema as Thomaisa (born 1879 in Shagarskoye, died January 23, 1939, in Ivanovo), was a Russian Orthodox nun and a holy new martyr.

1840–1924 · Contemporary

Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian (Greek: Ὅσιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ Καππαδόκης; 1840 – November 10, 1924), born in Kephalochori, Cappadocia (Greek: Κεφαλοχώρι) was a Greek dean and the spiritual father of Paisios of Mount Athos. He had a brother named Vlasios.

1886–1937 · Contemporary

Born in 1886 in Kamenka, Ivanovo Oblast, Saint Augustin was an archbishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church and a citizen of the Soviet Union. He died in 1937 in Tula Oblast and is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1858–1918 · Contemporary

Barlaam Konoplyov was born in 1858 in Kalinino and practiced Eastern Orthodoxy. He died in 1918 in Osinsky Uyezd. He is recognized as a Reverend Martyr.

1871–1918 · Contemporary

Barsanuphius (Greek: Βαρσανούφιος, romanized: Barsanouphios; Arabic: برسانوف, romanized: Barsanūf; Italian: Barsonofio, Barsanofrio, Barsanorio; died after 543), also known as Barsanuphius of Palestine, Barsanuphius of Gaza or Barsanuphius the Great (in Eastern Orthodoxy), was a…

1845–1913 · Contemporary

1876–1930 · Contemporary

Bishop Vasily (secular name Vasily Ivanovich Zelentsov; March 8, 1876, Zimarovo village, Ranenburg Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate — February 7, 1930, Moscow) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop of Pryluky, and vicar of the Poltava Diocese.

1867–1918 · Contemporary

Bazyli was an Eastern Orthodox priest, theologian, and bishop born in Kineshma in 1876. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he died in Krasnoyarsk Krai in 1945. He is recognized as a prelate.

1871–1932 · Contemporary

Beniamin (Armenian: Բենիամին) is a village in the Akhuryan Municipality of the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was renamed in 1945 in honor of Beniamin Galstian, a World War II general and native of the town.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Boris, born Semyon Timofeyevich (Petrovich?) Voskoboynikov (born August 20/September 1, 1875, in Alexandrovskaya Sloboda, Voronezh Governorate; died December 6, 1937, in Kazakhstan), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and a holy new martyr.

1861–1918 · Contemporary

Budrin Alexey was an Eastern Orthodox Christian minister, politician, and deputy who served as a member of the State Duma of the Russian Empire. Born in the Perm Governorate in 1861, he died in Krasnoufimsk in 1918 from a gunshot wound. He is recognized as a hieromartyr.