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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.

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.

350–375 · Early Church

Alla of the Goths (died c. 375) is venerated as a martyr of the Christian Church in Orthodoxy. The feast day of Saint Alla of the Goths is celebrated on March 26 (April 8) according to the Julian calendar.

1114 · Medieval

Alipy of the Caves (? – 1114) (also known as 'Venerable Alypius') was an Eastern Orthodox saint, monk and famous painter of icons from the cave monastery of Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

1812–1891 · Modern

Ambrose of Optina (Russian: Амвросий Оптинский; birth name: Aleksander Mikhaylovich Grenkov, Russian: Александр Михайлович Гренков, December 5, 1812, Bolshaya Lipovitsa settlement, Tambov guberniya – October 23, 1891) was a starets and a hieroschemamonk in Optina Monastery, canon…

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.

1894–1971 · Contemporary

Amphilochius of Pochayiv (Ukrainian: Амфілохій Почаївський) was a 20th-century Ukrainian Orthodox saint from Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine.

1785–1836 · Modern

Anastasia Șaguna (born 1785, Miskolc, Habsburg Empire – died January 17, 1836, Pest, Habsburg Empire (today: Budapest, Hungary)) was a Romanian Orthodox believer, known as the mother of Saint Andrei Șaguna, Metropolitan of Transylvania.

630–701 · Medieval

Anastasius Sinaita (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος ὁ Σιναΐτης; died after 700), also called Anastasius of Sinai or Anastasius the Sinaite, was a Greek writer, priest and abbot of Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai. What little is known about his life is gathered from his own works.

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".

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Anatoly the Recluse (12th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Church, he is venerated as a venerable father, with feast days (according to the Julian calendar) on July 3 and September 28 (Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Pechersk Nea…

1824–1894 · Modern

Anatol, secular name Aleksey Moiseyevich Zertsalov (born March 24, 1824, in Bobyli; died December 15, 1893, in Kozelsk), was an Orthodox Christian monk and one of the Optina Elders.

1360–1430 · Medieval

Andrei Rublev was a Russian artist considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescoes. He is revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is 29 January.

1809–1873 · Modern

Andrei Șaguna was a Metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Transylvania, and one of the Romanian community political leaders in the Habsburg monarchy, especially active during the 1848 Revolution. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.

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.

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…

1875–1963 · Contemporary

Venerable Animaisa was born in 1875 and died in 1963. An Eastern Orthodox figure, she is buried in Ostretsovo, the place where she also died.

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.

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.

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.

1001–1112 · Medieval

Anna Vsevolodovna of Kiev, also called Yanka or Ianka (died 3 November 1112), was a princess of Kievan Rus', known for having introduced schools for girls in Kievan Rus'. She is one of the six women mentioned by their full personal names in the Primary Chronicle (PVL).

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.

1650–1716 · Modern

Anthim the Iberian (Romanian: Antim Ivireanul, Georgian: ანთიმოზ ივერიელი – Antimoz Iverieli; secular name: Andria; 1650 — September or October 1716) was a Georgian theologian, scholar, calligrapher, philosopher and one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia, led the p…

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.

1660–1740 · Modern

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.

1206–1273 · Medieval

Born in 1206 in Nizhny Novgorod, the Venerable Anthony of Dymsk was an Eastern Orthodox cleric and monastery founder in the Principality of Gorodets, Russia. He died in 1273 and is buried at the Antoniyevo-Dymsky Monastery.

1795–1865 · Modern

Venerable Anthony of Optina was an Eastern Orthodox monk born in 1795 in Tutayev. He died in 1865 at Optina Pustyn.

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).

1481 · Medieval

The Venerable Antoine de Krasny Kholm was a figure in Eastern Orthodoxy who died in 1481. He passed away at the Antoniev Krasnokholmsky Monastery and is recognized as a saint.

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.

1478–1556 · Reformation

Anthony of Siya (Russian: Антоний Сийский, romanized: Antony Siysky; 1478–1556) was a Russian Orthodox monk who was proclaimed a saint after his death.

285–304 · Early Church

Saint Anysia of Thessalonica (Greek: Άγία Άνυσία) (d. c. 304) was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 4th century. She was born of pious and affluent parents who "raised her in Christian piety".

350–407 · Early Church

Anysius of Thessalonice was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop born in 350. A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, he died in Thessaloniki in 407. He is recognized as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church.

281–293 · Early Church

Aquilina (281–293) was a Christian child from Byblos who suffered martyrdom under Emperor Diocletian in the third century. Between 63 BC and AD 330, Byblos was under Roman rule, and although Christianity existed in Byblos from the time of the Apostles, Christians were a minority…

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

1697–1772 · Modern

Metropolitan Arsenius (secular name Alexander Ioannovich Matsieyevich, Russian: Алекса́ндр Иоа́ннович Мацее́вич; 1697, Volodymyr – 28 February 1772, Reval) was bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, metropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl who protested against the confiscation of th…

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).

1550 · Reformation

Arseniy Komelskiy was a monk born in Moscow. He died in 1550 and is recognized as a Venerable figure within the Russian Orthodox Church.