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1623–1703 · Modern

Mitrophan or Mitrofan of Voronezh (Russian transliteration) or Metrophanes of Voronezh (English name) (1623 - 1703) was appointed in 1682 the first bishop of Voronezh. He is reputed to have possessed miracle-working powers.

1889–1938 · Contemporary

Mikhail Alexandrovich Berezin (June 13 [25], 1889, village of Maloye Karachkino, Kozmodemyansky Uyezd, Kazan Governorate — January 13, 1938) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized in 2002 as a member of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.

537–634 · Medieval

Saint Modestus of Jerusalem (Greek: Μόδεστος Ιεροσολύμων) was Patriarch of Jerusalem from 632–634. He is commemorated as a saint by the Catholic Church on December 17, and by the Eastern Orthodox Church, on May 17, March 29 or December 16.

574–668 · Medieval

Saint Gabriel of Beth Qustan (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ: Mor Gabriel), also known as Saint Gabriel of Qartmin, was the Bishop of Tur Abdin until his death in 648. He is venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Church and his feast day is 23 December.

410–490 · Early Church

Movses Khorenatsi was a prominent Armenian historian from late antiquity and the author of the History of the Armenians. Movses's History of the Armenians was the first attempt at a universal history of Armenia and remains the only known general account of early Armenian history…

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.

1782–1862 · Modern

Moses, born Timofey Ivanovich Putilov (January 15, 1782, in Borisoglebsky; died June 16, 1862, in Kozelsk), was the superior and starets of the Optina Monastery and an Orthodox monastic saint.

320–395 · Early Church

Moses the Black (Coptic: Ⲙⲟⲥⲉⲥ; Greek: Μωϋσῆς ὁ Αἰθίοψ, romanized: Mōüsês ho Aithíops; Arabic: موسى الحبشي; 330–405), also known as Moses the Strong, Moses the Robber, and Moses the Nubian , was a Nubian ascetic hieromonk in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a Desert Father.

990–1043 · Medieval

Moses the Hungarian (Russian: Моисей Угрин, Moisey Ugrin; Hungarian: Magyar Mózes; died 26 July 1043) was a Kievan Russian monk of Hungarian origin. He is venerated as a saint on 26 July by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Moses was born around 990–995.

1185–1246 · Medieval

Mikhail Vsevolodovich (c. 1185 – 20 September 1246), known as Michael or Michael of Chernigov, was Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–1239; 1241–1243); he was also Prince of Pereyaslavl (1206), Novgorod-Seversk (1219–1226), Chernigov (1223–1235; 1242–1246), Novgorod (1225–1226; 1229–1230…

1890–1938 · Contemporary

Mykola Yefimov was born in 1890 in Verkhnii Saltiv and was a citizen of the Soviet Union. An Eastern Orthodox figure, he died in Kharkiv in 1938. He is recognized as a hieromartyr.

99–216 · Early Church

Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (c. March 9, AD 99 – c. 216) was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches.

1862–1915 · Contemporary

Nazaret Daghavarian (Armenian: Նազարեթ Տաղավարյան, Western Armenian: Նազարէթ Տաղաւարեան, 1862 in Sebastia, Western Armenia, Ottoman Empire – 1915) was an Ottoman Armenian medical doctor, agronomist and public activist, and one of the founders of the Armenian General Benevolent Un…

1482–1521 · Reformation

Neagoe Basarab was the Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521. Born into the boyar family of the Craiovești (his reign marks the climax of the family's political influence) as the son of Pârvu Craiovescu or Basarab Țepeluș cel Tânăr, Neagoe Basarab, who replaced Vlad…

1853–1928 · Contemporary

Nectarius of Optina (born Nikolai Vasilyevich Tikhonov; 1853 – May 12, 1928) was a Russian Orthodox hieromonk and starets. He has been venerated as a local saint since July 26, 1996, and was glorified for the entire Church along with other Optina elders on August 16, 2000.

1846–1920 · Contemporary

Nectarios of Aegina (Greek: Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1587–1667 · Reformation

Nektary Telyashin was born in 1586 in Ostashkov and served as an Eastern Orthodox priest, hegumen, and archbishop. He died in 1667 in Moscow and is recognized as a prelate.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Neophytus (secular name Nikolai Alexandrovich Osipov; May 9 [21], 1875, Augustów, Suwałki Governorate — November 3, 1937, Antibessky camp site, Siblag, Novosibirsk Oblast) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1300 · Medieval

Nephon I of Constantinople (Niphon of Cyzicus; Greek: Νήφων; died on 3 September 1328) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece.

1450–1508 · Reformation

Nephon II of Constantinople (Nifon II (Greek: Νήφων; Albanian: Nifoni; died 11 August 1508), born Nicholas (Νικόλαος), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: from 1486 to 1488, from 1497 to 1498 and for a short time in 1502.

1056–1114 · Medieval

Nestor the Chronicler, or Nestor the Hagiographer, (Church Slavonic: Нестор Летописец, romanized: Nestor Letopisec; c. 1056 – c. 1114) was a monk from Kievan Rus' who is known to have written two hagiographies: the Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves and the Accoun…

760–824 · Medieval

Saint Nicetas of Medikion (Greek: Νικήτας Μηδικίου) or Nicetas the Confessor (Νικήτας ο ομολογητής), who is commemorated on 3 April, was a monk who opposed Byzantine Iconoclasm. Nicetas was born in Bithynian Caesarea of a pious family.

1030–1108 · Medieval · Benedictines

Nicetas (also spelled Niketas; 1030–1108) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Despite the objections of Nikon the Abbot of the Caves, Nicetas embraced the life of a solitary hermit at a young age.

1877–1955 · Contemporary

Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'.

1322–1391 · Medieval

Nicholas Kabasilas or Cabasilas (Greek: Νικόλαος Καβάσιλας; born 1319/1323 in Thessalonica; died 1392) was a Byzantine mystic and theological writer. Kabasilas is revered as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is June 20.

992 · Medieval

Nicholas II of Constantinople (Nicholas Chrysoberges Greek: Νικόλαος Χρυσοβέργης; died 16 December 991) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 980 to 991.

1868–1918 · Contemporary

Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication in 1917.

852–925 · Medieval

Nicholas I Mystikos or Mysticus (Greek: Νικόλαος Μυστικός; 852 – 15 May 925) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1 March 901 to 1 February 907 and from 15 May 912 to his death on 15 May 925. His feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church is 16 May.

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.

1836–1912 · Contemporary

Nicholas (Kasatkin), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin (Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин; 13 August [O.S. 1 August] 1836 – 16 February 1912) was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and bishop.

1749–1809 · Modern

Nicodemus the Hagiorite or Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (Greek: Ὅσιος Νικόδημος ὁ Ἁγιορείτης; 1749 – July 14, 1809) was a Greek ascetic monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher, venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1050–1104 · Medieval

Born in 1050 in the Byzantine Empire, Saint Nicolas served as an Eastern Orthodox priest and the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'. He died in 1104 within the Byzantine Empire and is recognized as a thaumaturge.

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.

1100–1156 · Medieval

Nifont (Russian: Нифонт) was Archbishop of Novgorod from 1130 to 1156, the first prelate of Novgorod the Great to hold that title, though it appears the title was held personally and did not extend to the office until 1165.

1005–1090 · Medieval

Niketas Stethatos (Greek: Νικήτας Στηθᾶτος, Latin: Nicetas Pectoratus; c. 1005 – c. 1090) was a Byzantine mystic and theologian who is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1876–1937 · Contemporary

Born in 1876 in Pokrov, Nikita was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop in the Soviet Union. He died in 1937 at the Butovo firing range and is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1186 · Medieval

Nicetas (Nikita) Stylites was a 12th-century monk living in Kievan Rus' who founded the Monastery of St. Nicetas on the eastern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo in Zalesye. He was later canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Nikita led a dissolute life in his youth.

1871–1919 · Contemporary

Nikodim is a masculine given name. It is a variant of the given name Nicodemus. Notable people withe the name include:

1859–1919 · Contemporary

Orthodox priest and martyr (1859–1919)

1885–1938 · Contemporary

Nikolai Pospelov was a Christian minister born in 1885 in the Russian Empire. He died in 1938 at the Butovo firing range, where he was executed by shooting and subsequently buried. He is recognized as a hieromartyr within Eastern Orthodoxy.

1881–1956 · Contemporary

Nikolaj Velimirović (Serbian Cyrillic: Николај Велимировић; 4 January 1881 [O.S. 23 December 1880] – 18 March [O.S. 5 March] 1956) was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who served as Bishop of Ohrid and Žiča from 1920 to 1956.

1875–1941 · Contemporary

Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylov (April 26 (May 8), 1875, Petrovskoye, Vereysky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — night of December 11–12, 1941, Karaganda Region) was a protopresbyter. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

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.

1862–1918 · Contemporary

Nikolai Ivanovich Lyubomudrov (April 11 [23], 1862, Yurkino village, Yaroslavl Governorate — October 20 [November 2], 1918, Latskoye village, Yaroslavl Governorate) was an Orthodox priest and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000 for universal…

1888–1931 · Contemporary

Saint Nikon of Optina (born Nikolai Mitrofanovich Belyaev; September 26, 1888 – August 8, 1931) was a hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church and the last clergyman of the Optina Monastery before its closure and destruction during the Soviet era.

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.

1500–1555 · Reformation

Nil Stolobensky (Russian: Нил Столобенский) is a carved and painted wooden sculpture of the eponymous saint, currently housed in the Museum "Legacy of Saint Nil". It is believed to have been created in the 1770s–1780s.

1433–1508 · Reformation

Nilus of Sora (also Nil Sorsky or Nil Sorski; Russian: Нил Сорский; secular name: Nikolai Maikov; Russian: Николай Майков; c. 1433 – 7 May 1508) was a Russian Orthodox monk, spiritual writer, theologian, and the founder of the Sora Hermitage.

1601–1651 · Reformation

Saint Nilus the Myrrh-streamer, also known as Nilos/Nilus the Myrrh-gusher, Nilus of Kynouria, or Nilus the Myroblyte (Greek: Άγιος Νείλος ο Μυροβλήτης; born c. 1601, died 1651), was an Orthodox Christian ascetic who lived at Mount Athos.