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1865–1906 · Contemporary

Photios Kalpidis (Greek: Φώτιος Καλπίδης, 1862–1906) or Photios of Korytsa was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Korçë, Ottoman Empire, from 1902 to 1906. He was assassinated in 1906 by irregular bands due to his pro-Greek activity.

1350–1431 · Medieval

Photius (Russian: Фо́тий, romanized: Fotiy; died July 2, 1431) was Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'. He was of Greek descent. Photius was born in the town of Monemvasia (Despotate of Morea, Byzantine Empire), located on an island near the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese pen…

1810–1880 · Modern

Born in Vologda in 1810, the Venerable Pimen served as a deacon and presbyter within Eastern Orthodoxy. He died at the Ugresha Monastery in 1880.

1879–1918 · Contemporary

Pimen, born Pyotr Zakharevich Belolikov (October 24/November 5, 1879, in Vasilyevskoye – November 16, 1918, near Verny), was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and one of the New Martyrs of Russia.

1863–1918 · Contemporary

Pyotr Ivanovich Skipetrov (July 4, 1863, Stanki village, Vyaznikovsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate — January 19 (February 1), 1918, Petrograd) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and a protopresbyter. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2001.

740–814 · Medieval

Plato the Studite, also Plato of Sakkoudion (Greek: Ὅσιος Πλάτων τῆς Μονῆς τῶν Σακκουδίων; c. 735 in probably Constantinople – 4 April 814 in Constantinople), was a Byzantine minor official who became a monk in 759.

1869–1919 · Contemporary

Platon, born Paul Kulbusch (also spelled Kuhlbusch or Kuldbush; 25 July [O.S. 13 July] 1869 – 14 January 1919), was an Estonian bishop and the first Orthodox saint of Estonian ethnicity. Paul Kulbusch was born on 25 July [O.S.

340–450 · Early Church

Abba Poemen the Great (Greek: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ποιμήν; ποιμήν means "shepherd") (c. 340–450) was a Christian monk and early Desert Father who is the most quoted Abba (Father) in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).

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…

1902–1971 · Contemporary

Pope Cyril VI (born Azer Youssef Atta; 2 August 1902 – 9 March 1971) was the 116th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 10 May 1959 until his death in 1971.

450–505 · Medieval

Pope John I of Alexandria, 29th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is counted as John II by the Eastern Orthodox Church, which acknowledges John Talaia as John I, but as John I by the Copts who reject Talaia.

771–849 · Medieval

Saint Joseph I of Alexandria (Abba Yousab), 52nd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was the son of one of the rich nobles of Menouf, Egypt. After his parents died, some believers raised him.

1409 · Medieval

Pope Matthew I of Alexandria (or Matheos) was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 1378 to 1408. He is revered as a saint by the Coptic Church. As a young boy, Matthew was a shepherd tending his fathers sheep.

500–490 · Early Church

Pope Peter III of Alexandria also known as Peter Mongus (from the Greek μογγός mongos, "stammerer") was the 27th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

880 · Medieval

Pope Shenouda I of Alexandria was the 55th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (859–880). He is commemorated in the Coptic Synaxarion on the 1st day of Baramudah.

350–384 · Early Church

Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, 22nd Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, died about 20 July 384. As the Pope of Alexandria, he was the head of the Coptic Church.

1906–1991 · Contemporary

Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kafsokalyvite (Greek: Ὅσιος Πορφύριος ὁ Καυσοκαλυβίτης; secular name: Evangelos Bairaktaris (Greek: Εὐάγγελος Μπαϊρακτάρης; February 7, 1906 – December 2, 1991) was a Greek Athonite hieromonk who became widely known for his gifts of spiritual di…

1864–1937 · Contemporary

Porphyrius (Latin: Porphyrius; Ancient Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy; c. 347–420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from the account in his Life, for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.

1864–1918 · Contemporary

Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918), later known as Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, was a German princess of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and the wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the fifth son of Emperor Alexa…

1300–1303 · Medieval

Procopius of Ustyug (Russian: Прокопий Устюжский) or Procopius of Lübeck (Russian: Прокопий Любекский; German: Prokop(ius) von Ustjug und Lübeck; died (1303-07-08)July 8, 1303) was a fool for Christ (yurodivy) and miracle worker, formerly a merchant from Lübeck.

1067 · Medieval

Prochorus of Pčinja (Bulgarian: Прохор Пчински, romanized: Prohor Pčinski, Macedonian and Serbian: Прохор Пчињски, romanized: Prohor Pčinjski; born c. 1000 – died 1067) was an 11th-century Eastern Orthodox monk and contemporary of Saints Gabriel of Lesnovo and John of Rila who li…

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.

1859–1923 · Contemporary

Prokopios Lazaridis (Greek: Προκόπιος Λαζαρίδης, 1859–1923) was a Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop, who served as a head in a number of bishoprics during the late Ottoman period.

1878–1937 · Contemporary

Prokopiusz was a Soviet Union citizen born in 1877 in Novokuznetsk. An Eastern Orthodox bishop and priest, he died in 1937 in Tortkul. He is recognized as a hieromartyr.

400–457 · Early Church

Pope Proterius of Alexandria (died 457) was Patriarch of Alexandria from 451 to 457. He had been appointed by the Council of Chalcedon to replace the deposed Dioscorus. He regarded as hieromartyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.

1882–1938 · Contemporary

Pyotr Doroshenko was born in 1882 in Chuhuiv and died in 1938 in Kharkiv. A citizen of the Soviet Union and a practitioner of Eastern Orthodoxy, he is recognized as a saint.

1894–1937 · Contemporary

Pyotr Konstantinovich Zinovyev (July 13 [1], 1894, Bereznyaki, Saratov Governorate — December 29, 1937, Kalinin Oblast) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church and a hieromartyr, venerated in the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.

1891–1937 · Contemporary

Pavel Georgiyevich Ansimov (August 24, 1891, Chetyre Bugra, Astrakhan Uyezd, Astrakhan Governorate — November 21, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2005.

1110–1167 · Medieval

Rostislav I Mstislavich (c. 1110 – 1167) was Prince of Smolensk (1125–1160), Novgorod (1154) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1154–1155; 1159–1161; 1161–1167). He is the founder of the Rostislavichi branch of Rurikid princes in Smolensk.

1350–1407 · Medieval

Sabbas of Storozhi (Russian: Савва Сторожевский, romanized: Savva Storozhevsky; died 1407) was a Russian Orthodox monk and saint of the 14th and 15th centuries.

1440–1520 · Reformation

Angelina Branković (Albanian: Angjelina Arianiti; Serbian Cyrillic: Ангелина Бранковић; Church Slavonic: Ангели́на Бра́нкович; c. 1440–1520), née Arianiti, was an Albanian princess who served as Despotess Consort of Serbia through her marriage to Despot Stefan Branković (r. 1458–…

1869–1960 · Contemporary

Saint Anthimos of Chios (Chios, 1869 – February 15, 1960), born Argyrios K. Vagianos, was a 20th-century Greek monk widely known for his monastic life and his work in caring for patients with Hansen's disease.

983–1073 · Medieval

Anthony of Kiev, also called Anthony of the Caves (Russian: Антоний Печерский, Ukrainian: Антоній Печерський; c. 983 – 1073), was a monk and the founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus'.

1219–1266 · Medieval

Arsenije Sremac (Serbian: Арсеније Сремац, Arsenius the Syrmian; fl. 1219 – 28 October 1266) was the second Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1233–1263) and a disciple of Saint Sava of Serbia.

1873–1922 · Contemporary

Benjamin of Petrograd (Russian: Вениамин Петроградский, Veniamin Petrogradsky, 29 April [O.S. 17 April] 1873 – 13 August [O.S. 31 July] 1922), born Vasily Pavlovich Kazansky (Russian: Василий Павлович Казанский), was a hieromartyr under Soviet anti-religious persecution, a bishop…

827–869 · Medieval

Cyril (Greek: Κύριλλος, romanized: Kýrillos; born Constantine [Greek: Κωνσταντίνος, romanized: Konstantínos]; 826–869) and Methodius (Μεθόδιος, Methódios; born Michael [Greek: Μιχαήλ, romanized: Michaíl]; 815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries.

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.

400–399 · Early Church

Fabiola (Italian: Santa Fabiola, also known as Fabiola of Rome) was a physician and Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church Father Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted herself to the practice of Christian asceti…

1901–1959 · Contemporary

Saint George of Drama (Greek: Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεώργιος τῆς Δράμας; born 1 January 1901), born Athanasios Karslidis, was a Greek Orthodox monk of Caucasian origin. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and associated with both Greek and Georgian Orthodox traditions.

1497–1515 · Reformation

Saint George of Kratovo (Bulgarian: Георги Софийски Нови, romanized: Georgi Sofiyski Novi, Serbian: Свети Ђорђе Кратовац, Macedonian: Свети Ѓорѓи Кратовски) was an Orthodox South Slavic writer and silversmith from Kratovo.

250–258 · Early Church

Saint Halina was a citizen of Ancient Rome born in 250. She died by decapitation in Corinth in 258 and is recognized as an Eastern Orthodox saint.

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…

1871–1957 · Contemporary

Saint Jerome of Simonopetra was an Eastern Orthodox monk born in Reisdere in 1871. He died in 1957 and is recognized as a saint.

1805–1816 · Modern

John of Tourkolekas (born 1805 in Tourkolekas, Arcadia; died October 16, 1816, in Monemvasia, Peloponnese) was a martyr and the son of the famous resistance fighter against long-standing Ottoman rule in the Peloponnese, Stamatelos Tourkolekas, and his wife Sophia, née Demetriou K…

1150–1194 · Medieval

Born in 1150 in Turov, the Eastern Orthodox monk Lawrence is recognized as a Venerable saint. He died in 1194 and is buried at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

1091–1228 · Medieval

Venerable Methodius was born in 1091 and died in 1228 in Pochaiv. He was a figure of Eastern Orthodoxy who is buried at the Pochayiv Lavra.

830–910 · Medieval

Naum (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Свети Наум, romanized: Sveti Naum), also known as Naum of Ohrid or Naum of Preslav (c. 830 – December 23, 910), was a medieval Bulgarian writer and missionary among the Slavs, considered one of the Seven Apostles of the First Bulgarian Empire.

930–998 · Medieval

Nikon the "Metanoite" (Greek: Νίκων ὁ Μετανοεῖτε, Nikon ho Metanoeite (Nikon "Repent!" ); born circa 930, died 26 November, 998) was a Byzantine monk, itinerant preacher, and saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

296–335 · Early Church

Saint Nino (sometimes St. Nune or St. Ninny; Georgian: წმინდა ნინო, romanized: ts'minda nino; Armenian: Սուրբ Նունե, romanized: Surb Nune; Greek: Ἁγία Νίνα, romanized: Hagía Nína; c. 296 – c.

850 · Medieval

Saint Paul of Latrus (or Paul of Latra; died c. 956) was a Greek hermit. His feast day is 20 December. Saint Paul of Latrus spent most of his religious life as a hermit on Mount Latrus near the city of Miletus in Caria (now western Turkey).