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1890–1937 · Contemporary

Mikhail Ivanovich Gusev (Mikhail of Kulebaki; October 25, 1890, Diveyevo, Arzamas Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate — November 20, 1937) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and an archpriest.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)…

1450–1504 · Reformation

Paisius of Uglich (died 1504 in Uglich) was an Orthodox Christian monk and saint. His uncle was the later Orthodox saint Macarius of Kalyazin.

1705–1770 · Modern

Paul, born Piotr Koniuszkiewicz (born 1705 in Koniuszki, now Łuki near Sambir; died October 24/November 4, 1770, in Kyiv), was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church of Ukrainian descent.

1879–1937 · Contemporary

Paulin, born Pyotr Kroshechkin (December 7/19, 1879, in the Penza Governorate – November 3, 1937, in Kemerovo), was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and a new martyr. Born into a peasant family, he desired to become a priest from a young age.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

1866–1949 · Contemporary

Seraphim, secular name Vasily Nikolayevich Muravyov (born April 1/13, 1866, in the village of Vakhromeyevo, Rybinsk Uyezd, Yaroslavl Governorate; died April 3, 1949, in Vyritsa), was a Russian Orthodox clergyman and monastic saint.

1871–1922 · Contemporary

Sergius, born Vasily Pavlovich Shein (December 30, 1870, in Kolpna, Tula Governorate – August 13, 1922, in Petrograd), was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church and a holy new martyr. From 1912 to 1917, he served as a deputy to the State Duma.

1892–1942 · Contemporary

Sergey (Sergius) Alexeyevich Mechev (September 30, 1892, Moscow — January 6, 1942, Yaroslavl) was a protopresbyter and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000. He was the son of Saint Alexius Mechev.

1585–1641 · Reformation

Simon of Volomsk, or Saint Simon of Volomsk (born September 18, 1585, in Volokolamsk; died July 12, 1641, at the Saint Simon of Volomsk Monastery), is an Orthodox martyr saint, commemorated on July 12.

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.

1689–1787 · Modern

Schemarchimandrite Synesius (Ivanov) (1689, Priluki — May 10 [21], 1787) was a schemarchimandrite of the Ascension Monastery in Irkutsk and a venerable saint of the Russian Church.

1844–1915 · Contemporary

Schemarchimandrite Gabriel (secular name Gabriel Fyodorovich Zyryanov; March 14 (26), 1844, Frolovo village, Irbit Uyezd, Perm Governorate — September 24, 1915, Kazan) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1774–1794 · Modern

Anastasius of Strumica (Bulgarian: Spas Strumski (Solunski), Greek: Anastasios ek Voulgarias; 1774, Radovish, Strumica province — August 8 or 29, 1794, Thessaloniki) was an Eastern Orthodox saint venerated as a martyr.

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.

1869–1936 · Contemporary

Tamara, born Tamara Alexandrovna Mardzhanova (Mardzhanishvili), and known in the schema as Juvenalia (born April 1, 1869; died June 23, 1936, in Moscow), was a Georgian Orthodox nun who served within the structures of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1897 · Modern

Tatiana (Fomicheva), born Tatyana Alekseyevna Fomicheva (January 8 [20], 1897, Moscow Governorate — date of death unknown), was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a venerable martyr in 2000 for universal church veneration.

1879–1937 · Contemporary

Nun Tatiana (secular name Tatyana Ivanovna Gribkova; 1879, Shchukino village, Moscow Uyezd, Moscow Governorate (now Moscow) — September 14, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a nun of the Russian Orthodox Church. She was canonized as a new martyr in 2000.

1903–1937 · Contemporary

Tatyana Nikolayevna Grimblit (December 1, 1903, Tomsk – September 23, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a Soviet nurse and medical assistant who organized aid for prisoners and exiles, including the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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.

1718–1791 · Modern

Theodore of Sanaksar (born Ivan Ignatievich Ushakov in 1718 in the village of Burnakovo, Rybinsk Uyezd, Yaroslavl Province; died February 19, 1791 (March 2 in the Gregorian calendar)) was a monk of the Russian Orthodox Church and the uncle of Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov.

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.

1630–1696 · Reformation

Saint Theodosius, Bishop of Chernigov, born into the Polonitsky-Uglitsky family around 1630 and died in 1696, was an Orthodox archbishop of the Eparchy of Chernigov who was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1896.

1550–1568 · Reformation

Theodosius was a Russian Orthodox monk who lived in Russia during the 16th century. Born around 1530 in or near Vologda, he died in 1568. He founded a monastery in Totma.

1500–1503 · Reformation

Tikhon of Lukh, of Kostroma (Tikhon of Lukh; born Timofey; first half of the 15th century, Grand Duchy of Lithuania — June 16 (29), 1503, Tikhonova Pustyn, Russian State) was an Orthodox monk, ascetic, non-possessor, and founder of the Nikolo-Tikhonov Monastery (modern-day villag…