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1340–1395 · Medieval

Athanasius of Vysotsky (the Younger) (secular name Ammos; died 1395) was a venerable saint of the Russian Church. He was a disciple of the first abbot of the Serpukhov Vysotsky Monastery, Saint Athanasius of Vysotsky (the Elder), and served as the monastery's second abbot.

1250 · Medieval

Agathon the Wonderworker (Pechersky, 13th–14th centuries, Kyiv) was an Orthodox saint and a monk of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. He is venerated as a venerable.

1427–1479 · Medieval

Alexander of Oshevensk (born Alexei Nikiforovich Osheven; March 17, 1427 – April 20, 1479) was an Orthodox venerable, founder, and the first hegumen of the Oshevensky Monastery in Kargopol, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

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).

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.

1316–1404 · Medieval

Euthymius of Suzdal (born 1316 in Nizhny Novgorod, died April 1, 1404, in Suzdal) was a Russian monk who was canonized in 1549. His feast days are April 1/14 (date of death) and July 4/17 (discovery of his relics).

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.

750–807 · Medieval

George II (died 807) was the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem from 797 until his death. Before his election as patriarch, George had served as syncellus under his predecessor, Elias II. He is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Church of Palestine, and his feast day is April 7.

1105 · Medieval

Grigory the Iconographer (11th–13th centuries) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Church, he is venerated as an Orthodox saint.

1315–1442 · Medieval

Saint Gregory of Vologda or Gregory of Pelshma (Grigory Pelshemsky, Grigory Vologodsky), born in the 14th century in Galich and died on September 30 (Julian calendar) 1442, was a Russian monk and founder of the Monastery of the Mother of God of Saint Gregory in the present-day Vo…

1160 · Medieval

John of the Kiev Caves, also known as the Sufferer (died 1160, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was a Ukrainian Christian monk venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on July 18 and September 28.

1470 · Medieval

Jonah, born John (Russian: Иона, Iona; died November 5, 1470), was a Russian Orthodox archbishop who served as Bishop of Novgorod between 1458 and 1470.

1219–1238 · Medieval

Christina of Vladimir (c. 1219–1238) was a pious princess of Vladimir, the wife of Prince Vladimir Yuryevich and daughter-in-law of Grand Prince Yuri II Vsevolodovich of Vladimir.

1262 · Medieval

Bishop Cyril (died May 21, 1262) was the Bishop of Rostov and Yaroslavl from 1230 to 1262. He served as the abbot of the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Vladimir. He governed the diocese from April 6, 1230 (or 1231), until nearly the day of his death.

1492 · Medieval

Cosmas of Yakhroma (Church Slavonic: Venerable Cosmas of Yakhroma) is a saint of the Orthodox Church. He lived in the 15th century. He took monastic vows at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, where he resided for some time.

1402–1483 · Medieval

Macarius of Kalyazin (born Matvey Vasilyevich Kozhin; c. 1402 – March 17, 1483) was a Russian religious figure and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. The son of a boyar, he founded the Trinity Makaryev Monastery, where he also served as abbot.

1300–1400 · Medieval

Martyrius of the Kiev Caves (late 13th – early 14th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Due to his great purity of soul and strict fasting, he was ordained a deacon and possessed the gift of performing miracles.

1150–1239 · Medieval

Mercury of Smolensk, also known as Mercurius of Smolensk (date and place of birth unknown; according to tradition, he died on November 24, 1239, in Smolensk), was a legendary saint of the Orthodox Church, a martyr, and a hero of the battles against the Mongols during their invasi…

1362 · Medieval

Archbishop Moses (secular name Mitrofan; born in Novgorod, Novgorod Republic — died January 25, 1362, Skovorodsky Monastery) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who served as Archbishop of Novgorod and Pskov. He is glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church as a saint.

793–868 · Medieval

Nicholas the Studite, as abbot of the Stoudios Monastery and defender of the Christian faith, embodies spiritual resistance against the persecutions of the second iconoclastic wave, as well as exemplary devotion within the Orthodox tradition.

800–850 · Medieval

Nicholas the Monk was a Byzantine military commander, clergyman, and Christian saint. According to his later hagiographies, he served as a commander under Emperor Nikephoros I Genikos.

1080–1143 · Medieval

Nicholas of Chernihiv, born Svyatoslav Davydovych (died 1142, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was the first prince of Kievan Rus' to take monastic vows. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on October 14.

1088 · Medieval

Nikon of the Caves (Nikon the Great; died March 23, 1088) was an 11th-century Old Rus' church figure, hegumen of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery from 1078 to 1088, founder of the Church and Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos in Tmutarakan, a scholar and chronicler, and an Orthodox…

1352–1426 · Medieval

Nikon of Radonezh, born in 1352 in Yuryev-Polsky and died on November 17, 1426, in Sergiyev Posad, was abbot of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius and a disciple of its founder, Sergius of Radonezh. He is venerated as a saint by the Orthodox Churches.

1400–1384 · Medieval

Pachomius of Nerekhta (secular name Iakov Ignatyev; early 14th century, Vladimir – March 23, 1384, Trinity-Sypanov Monastery) was an igumen of the Russian Orthodox Church, the first igumen of the restored Konstantinov Monastery (now a closed monastery within the city of Vladimir)…

1290 · Medieval

Peter of the Horde, also known as Peter of Rostov (born Dair Kaidagul, son of Orda-Ichin, or Peter of the Horde, descendant of Genghis Khan; died 1290, Rostov), was a prince of the Golden Horde and a nephew of Khan Berke.

1200–1182 · Medieval

Polycarp of the Caves (died 1182) was a venerable saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and archimandrite of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery. Virtually no information remains regarding his childhood or secular life, and other biographical details about him are very scarce and fragmen…

1107 · Medieval

Prochorus of Pechersk, also known as Lebednik (Smolensk, ... – Kiev Pechersk Lavra, 1107), was a Ukrainian Christian monk. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on February 10 and September 28.

1071 · Medieval

Damian of the Kiev Caves, also known as Damian the Healer (died between 1062 and May 3, 1074), was a monk and presbyter of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

1143–1204 · Medieval

Ilya of Pechersk (Saint Ilya Muromets) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as a venerable, with feast days on September 28 (October 11) in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Pechersk Near Caves and on Decemb…

1460 · Medieval

Savva of Vishera (born in Kashin; died October 1, 1460) was the founder of the Savvo-Vishersky Monastery, known for his ascetic feat of stylitism. He was canonized as a venerable saint at the Second Macarian Council in 1549.

1226 · Medieval

Bishop Simon (died May 22, 1226) was a prelate who was initially a monk at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, later the abbot of the Nativity Monastery in Vladimir, and served as the Bishop of Vladimir from 1215.

1200 · Medieval

Spiridon of the Kiev Caves (died 12th century, Kiev Pechersk Lavra) was a Ukrainian Christian monk who lived during the time of Abbot Pimen (1132–1141). He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on October 31 and September 28.

600 · Medieval

Thaddeus (Tato) of Stepantsminda (died 6th century) was a Christian monk and saint. According to hagiography, he came from Syria. In his youth, he joined a monastery founded by the monk John and, as one of twelve chosen disciples, left the Syrian desert with him.

1331–1378 · Medieval

Theodora (secular name Vassa or Vasilisa, presumably Anastasia Ivanovna; c. 1331, Tver – April 15, 1378, Nizhny Novgorod) was the abbess of the Conception Convent in Nizhny Novgorod and the daughter of a Tver boyar.

800–900 · Medieval

Theodore of Edessa, or Theodore the Great Ascetic, is the supposed author of a corpus of Greek-language Christian religious literature, part of which appears in the Philokalia of the Neptic Fathers.

1190 · Medieval

Titus of the Kiev Caves (died c. 1190) was a 12th-century presbyter and monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, venerated as a venerable saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.

1250–1295 · Medieval

Basil of Ryazan was a 13th-century bishop and saint venerated by the Orthodox Churches. He is commemorated on June 10, the day his intact relics were discovered in 1609, and on July 3, the day of his death.

1160 · Medieval

Erasmus the Recluse (late 11th–12th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. He is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, venerated as a venerable father.

1202 · Medieval

Zvenislava Borisovna (or Zvenislava Rogvolodovna, in monasticism Eupraxia; born after 1110 / before 1127 — died after 1173) was the only daughter of Boris (Rogvolod) Vseslavich, Prince of Polotsk, and an educator. Biographical information about her remains quite scarce.