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756–786 · Medieval

Abo of Tiflis (Arabic: أبو التفليسي, romanized: Abu al-Tiflisi; Georgian: აბო თბილელი, romanized: abo tbileli; c. 756 – 6 January 786) was a Christian martyr of Arab origin, who went on to practice his faith in what is now Tbilisi, the capital of present-day Georgia.

1190–1229 · Medieval

Abraham of Bulgaria (Russian: Авраамий Болгарский; died April 1, 1229) was a Christian convert from Islam later who was martyred for his faith and is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1000–1077 · Medieval

Abraham of Rostov, Archimandrite of Rostov, in the world Abercius, was born in the tenth century in Chuhloma, which is in Kostroma region near Galich, Russia. Born Abercius, he was very ill as a child.

1172–1221 · Medieval

Abraham of Smolensk (Russian: Авраамий Смоленский; 1150 or 1172 - c. 1222) was a Russian monk and priest. He resided at the Bogoroditzkaja convent and was regarded as a miracle worker.

501–575 · Medieval

Ahudemmeh was the Grand Metropolitan of the East in the Syriac Orthodox Church from 559 until his execution in 575. He was known as the Apostle of the Arabs, and is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church.

1220–1263 · Medieval

Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky was Prince of Novgorod (1236–1240; 1241–1256; 1258–1259) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263). A grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest, Nevsky rose to legendary status after victories over Swedish invaders in the Battle of the Neva (1240), which earn…

1290–1378 · Medieval

Alexius (Russian: Алексий, Aleksii; before 1296–1378) was Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' from 1354. He presided over the Muscovite government during Dmitrii Donskoi's minority.

1111–1174 · Medieval

Andrey I Yuryevich Bogolyubsky (Russian: Андрей Ю́рьевич Боголюбский, lit. 'Andrey Yuryevich of Bogolyubovo'; died 28 June 1174) was Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal from 1157 until his death.

963–1011 · Medieval

Anna Porphyrogenita (Greek: Άννα Πορφυρογέννητη; 13 March 963 – 1011) was the grand princess consort of Kiev during her marriage to Vladimir the Great. Anna was the daughter of Byzantine emperor Romanos II and the Empress Theophano.

1067–1147 · Medieval

Saint Anthony of Rome or Anthony the Roman (Russian: Антоний Римлянин, romanized: Antony Rimlyanin; 1067 – 3 August 1147) was the founder of the Antoniev Monastery in Novgorod.

600–700 · Medieval

Antiochus of Palestine (fl. 7th century AD), also known as Antiochus the Monk or Antiochus Monachus (Άντίοχος ό Μοναχός), was a Christian monk and writer. He is believed to have been born near Ancyra (now Ankara, Turkey).

829–901 · Medieval

Antony II Kauleas (Greek: Ἀντώνιος Καυλέας, romanized: Antōnios Kauleas; died 12 February 901) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from August 893 to 12 February 901. A monk by age 12, Antony Kauleas became a priest and the abbot of an unnamed monastery.

860–935 · Medieval

Arethas of Caesarea (Greek: Ἀρέθας; c. 860 - c. 939) was Archbishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia (modern Kayseri, Turkey) early in the 10th century, and is considered one of the most scholarly theologians of the Greek Orthodox Church.

1200–1273 · Medieval

Arsenius of Constantinople (Latinised as Arsenius Autoreianus; Greek: Ἀρσένιος Αὐτωρειανός; c. 1200 – 30 September 1273), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, lived about the middle of the 13th century.

959 · Medieval

Arsenius (Arsenios) of Corfu, also known as Arsenius of Kerkyra, (died c.959) is one of the principal patron saints of Corfu along with Spyridon. Arsenius was born in Bethany near Jerusalem.

1410 · Medieval

Bishop Arsenius (died March 2, 1409, Tver) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop of Tver, and author of the oldest recension of the Kiev Caves Patericon (the Arsenian recension).

800–826 · Medieval

Ashot I the Great (Georgian: აშოტ I დიდი ashot I didi) (died 826/830) was a presiding prince of Iberia (modern Georgia), first of the Bagratid family to have attained to this office c. 813.

1230–1310 · Medieval

Athanasius I of Constantinople (Greek: Ἀθανάσιος; c. 1230 – 28 October 1310) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1289 to 1293 and from 1303 to 1309. He was born in Adrianople and died in Constantinople.

1176 · Medieval

Athanasius of the Kiev Caves, also known as Athanasius the Recluse (died c. 1176), was an Orthodox saint and a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Information about his life is scarce and comes primarily from his biography in the Kiev Caves Patericon.

1226–1286 · Medieval

Gregory Barhebraeus or Bar Hebraeus (Syriac: ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ, romanised: Grīgōrīyōs bar ʾEbrāyā; 1226 – 30 July 1286), also known as Abu al-Faraj and in Latin, Abulpharagius, was the maphrian (regional primate) of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1264 until his death in 1286.

640–706 · Medieval

Callinicus I of Constantinople (Greek: Καλλινίκος; died November 711) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705. Callinicus I helped to depose Emperor Justinian II and place Leontius on the Byzantine throne.

840–916 · Medieval

Saint Clement (or Kliment) of Ohrid (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian: Климент Охридски, Kliment Ohridski; Ancient Greek: Κλήμης τῆς Ἀχρίδας, Klḗmēs tē̂s Akhrídas; Slovak: Kliment Ochridský; c. 830 – 916) was one of the first medieval Bulgarian saints, scholar, writer, and apostle…

1050–1159 · Medieval

Constantine I (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, or known mononymously as Constantine, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.

1000–1063 · Medieval

Constantine III of Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γʹ Λειχούδης; died 9 or 10 August 1063) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1059 until his death in 1063. Born in Constantinople, he was a fellow student of Michael Psellus and John Xiphilinus.

1050 · Medieval

Cosmas I of Constantinople (Greek: Κοσμᾶς Α΄; died c. 1082), also referred to as Cosmas the Jerusalemite in Greek (Κοσμάς Ιεροσολυμίτης) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 2 August 1075 to 8 May 1081.

1336–1406 · Medieval

Cyprian (c. 1336 – 16 September 1406) was a prelate of Bulgarian origin, who served as the Metropolitan of Kiev, Rus' and Lithuania (2 December 1375 – 12 February 1376) and the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' (12 February 1376 – 16 September 1406) in the Ecumenical Patriarchate…

1130–1182 · Medieval

Cyril of Turov, alternately Kirill of Turov (Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ Туровськiй, romanized: Kürīllǔ Turovsǐkij, Belarusian: Кірыла Тураўскі, romanized: Kiryła Turawski, Russian: Кири́лл Ту́ровский, romanized: Kirill Turovskiy; 1130–1182) was a bishop and saint of the Russian Ort…

1261–1303 · Medieval

Daniil Aleksandrovich (Russian: Даниил Александрович; 1261 – 5 March 1303), also known as Daniil of Moscow, was the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky and forefather of all Princes of Moscow. His descendants are known as the Daniilovichi.

1073–1125 · Medieval

David IV, also known as David IV the Builder (Georgian: დავით IV აღმაშენებელი, romanized: davit IV aghmashenebeli; c. 1073 – 24 January 1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king (mepe) of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125.

830–950 · Medieval

Demetrianus of Chytri was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop born in Cyprus in 830. He died in Cyprus in 950 and is venerated as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1093–1156 · Medieval

Demetrius I (Georgian: დემეტრე I, romanized: demet're I) (c. 1093 – 1156), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a Georgian monarch (mepe) who ruled the Kingdom of Georgia from 1125 to 1154 and again from 1155 until his death in 1156. He is also known as a poet.

1259–1289 · Medieval

Demetrius II the Self-Sacrificer or the Devoted (Georgian: დემეტრე II თავდადებული, romanized: demet're II tavdadebuli) (1259–12 March 1289) of the Bagrationi dynasty, was king (mepe) of Eastern Georgia reigning from 1270 until his execution by the Mongol Ilkhans in 1289.

1201 · Medieval

Dmitar Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дмитар Немањић, d. after 1286), also known as Dimitrije Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије Немањић), was a Serbian prince, from the Nemanjić dynasty.

1350–1389 · Medieval

Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy (Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й; 12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389) was Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 until his death. He was the heir of Ivan II.

450–518 · Medieval

Elias of Jerusalem (d. c. 518) was a bishop and Patriarch of Jerusalem from 494 until he was deposed by Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I in 516 for supporting the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon. Elias was an Arab, by birth, who had been educated in a monastery in Egypt.

801–833 · Medieval

Saint Enravota (Bulgarian: Свети Енравота) or Voin (Воин, "warrior") or Boyan (Боян) was the eldest son of Omurtag of Bulgaria and the first Bulgarian Christian martyr, as well as the earliest Bulgarian saint to be canonized.

1050–1098 · Medieval

Ephraim II of Pereyaslav (Russian: Ефрем Переяславский; died between 1091 and 1101), also known as Ephraim of the Caves (Russian: Ефрем Печерский), was a bishop of Pereyaslavl. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1386–1481 · Medieval

Euphrosynus of Pskov (Russian: Евфросин Псковский, romanized: Yefrosin Pskovsky; c. 1386 – May 15, 1481) was a Russian monk and the founder of a monastic community.

1115–1195 · Medieval

Eustathius of Thessalonica (or Eustathios of Thessalonike; Greek: Εὐστάθιος Θεσσαλονίκης; c. 1115 – c. 1195/6) was a Byzantine Greek scholar and Archbishop of Thessalonica and is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1320–1402 · Medieval

Saint Euthymius of Tarnovo (also Evtimiy; Bulgarian: Свети Евтимий Търновски, romanized: Sveti Evtimiy Tarnovski) was Patriarch of Bulgaria between 1375 and 1393.

550–582 · Medieval

Eutychius of Constantinople (Greek: Εὐτύχιος, Eutychios; c. 512 – 5 April 582), considered a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions, was the patriarch of Constantinople from 552 to 565 and from 577 to 582.

1097 · Medieval

Eustratius of the Kiev Caves (Eustratius the Faster; died March 28 (April 10), 1097, Chersonesus, Byzantine Empire) was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and a venerable martyr. His feast day is celebrated on March 28 (April 10).

1394 · Medieval

Archbishop Theodore (Theodore of Simonov, born Ioann (Ivan); c. 1340 – November 28, 1394) was a bishop of the Russian Church and Archbishop of Rostov.

1175–1228 · Medieval

David Yuryevich (Russian: Давид Юрьевич; c. 1167 – 25 June 1228) and Euphrosyne (Russian: Евфросиния; c. 1175 – 25 June 1228), known as Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom (Russian: Святые Пётр и Феврония Муромские), were the Russian prince and princess consort of the Principality…

1319–1406 · Medieval

Saint Filippos was a religious leader in the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Born in 1319 and dying in 1406, he is recognized as a saint.

1001–1118 · Medieval

George of Chqondidi (Georgian: გიორგი ჭყონდიდელი, Giorgi Chqondideli) (died c. 1118) was a Georgian churchman and court minister best known as a tutor and the closest adviser of King David IV (r. 1089–1125).

701–814 · Medieval

Saint George the Confessor (Greek: Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής), also known as Saint George of Antioch, was the Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia in the 8th century. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, and his feast day is 19 April.

1009–1065 · Medieval

George the Hagiorite (Georgian: გიორგი მთაწმინდელი) (1009 – 27 June 1065) was a Georgian monk, calligrapher, religious writer, theologian, and translator, who spearheaded the activities of Georgian monastic communities in the Byzantine Empire.

776–821 · Medieval

Saint George the Standard-Bearer (Greek: Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Σημειοφόρος), also known as Saint George the Confessor (c. 776 – 7 April 821), was the Archbishop of Mytilene from 804 until his deposition in 815.

650–625 · Medieval

Saint George of Choziba, also called George the Chozibite or Chozebite (died c. 625), was a Greek Cypriot monk and leader of the monastery of Choziba in the vicinity of Jerusalem. Today, the monastery is named after George. George was born on Cyprus and orphaned at a young age.