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801–833 · Medieval

Saint Enravota (Bulgarian: Свети Енравота) or Voin (Воин, "warrior") or Boyan (Боян) was the eldest son of Omurtag of Bulgaria and the first Bulgarian Christian martyr, as well as the earliest Bulgarian saint to be canonized.

1050–1098 · Medieval

Ephraim II of Pereyaslav (Russian: Ефрем Переяславский; died between 1091 and 1101), also known as Ephraim of the Caves (Russian: Ефрем Печерский), was a bishop of Pereyaslavl. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1350–1420 · Medieval

Epiphanius the Wise (Russian: Епифаний Премудрый, romanized: Epifany Premudry; died c. 1420) was a Russian Orthodox monk and hagiographer. He was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh.

1600–1643 · Reformation

Eudemus I Diasamidze (Georgian: ევდემოზ I დიასამიძე, Evdemoz I Diasamidze; died 1642) was a Georgian churchman serving as Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia from 1632 until his death in 1642.

1353–1407 · Medieval

Eudoxia of Moscow (Russian: Евдокия Дмитриевна, romanized: Yevdokia Dmitriyevna; 1353 – 1407), also known by her monastic name Euphrosyne (Russian: Евфросиния), was the grand princess of Moscow between 1366 and 1389 during her marriage to Dmitry Donskoy.

1212–1250 · Medieval

Venerable Eufrozyna Suzdalská was born in 1212 to Mychailo of Chernigiv and Helena of Halych. She served as a nun and held the position of Prince of Chernigov. She died in Suzdal in 1250.

1877–1937 · Contemporary

Born in Moscow in 1877, Eugene was an Eastern Orthodox metropolitan and a citizen of the Soviet Union. He died in 1937 at Karlag and is venerated as a hieromartyr.

1865–1918 · Contemporary

Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin (Russian: Евгений Сергеевич Боткин; 27 March 1865 – 17 July 1918), commonly known as Eugene Botkin, was the court physician since 1908 for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.

1892–1937 · Contemporary

Eugenius, secular name Yevgeny Yakovlevich Kobranov (born January 9/21, 1892, in Blagoveshchensk; died November 20, 1937, near Shymkent), was a Russian Orthodox bishop, one of the leaders of the Iosiflyan movement, and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

1758–1855 · Modern

Euphrosinia Kolyupanovskaya (1758–1855), was a Russian courtier, Fool of Christ, hermit and Orthodox saint. Originally a lady-in-waiting to Empress Catherine the Great, she left the court to become a hermit. She was canonized a saint in 1988.

1104–1167 · Medieval

Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Belarusian: Еўфрасіння Полацкая; 1104–1167) was the granddaughter of Vseslav, the prince of Polotsk, and daughter of Prince Prince Svyatoslav (Georgy) Vseslavich of Vitebsk.

1386–1481 · Medieval

Euphrosynus of Pskov (Russian: Евфросин Псковский, romanized: Yefrosin Pskovsky; c. 1386 – May 15, 1481) was a Russian monk and the founder of a monastic community.

270–337 · Early Church

Eustathius of Antioch, sometimes surnamed the Great, was a Christian patriarch of Antioch in the 4th century. His feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox Church and Coptic Orthodox Church is February 21 (Amshir 27 in the Coptic calendar).

1115–1195 · Medieval

Eustathius of Thessalonica (or Eustathios of Thessalonike; Greek: Εὐστάθιος Θεσσαλονίκης; c. 1115 – c. 1195/6) was a Byzantine Greek scholar and Archbishop of Thessalonica and is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1806–1877 · Modern

Venerable Euthymia Euthymova Morgacheva was a hegumen in the Russian Empire who was born in 1806 in Ranenburg Uyezd. She practiced Eastern Orthodoxy and died in 1877.

955–1028 · Medieval

Euthymius the Athonite (Georgian: ექვთიმე ათონელი Ekvtime Atoneli; c. 955–1024) was a Georgian monk, philosopher and scholar, who is venerated as a saint. His feast day in the Orthodox Church is May 13.

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).

1320–1402 · Medieval

Saint Euthymius of Tarnovo (also Evtimiy; Bulgarian: Свети Евтимий Търновски, romanized: Sveti Evtimiy Tarnovski) was Patriarch of Bulgaria between 1375 and 1393.

550–582 · Medieval

Eutychius of Constantinople (Greek: Εὐτύχιος, Eutychios; c. 512 – 5 April 582), considered a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christian traditions, was the patriarch of Constantinople from 552 to 565 and from 577 to 582.

1752–1821 · Modern

Greek cleric

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).

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Venerable Feodor Movchaznyj was a monk of the Eastern Orthodox faith and a citizen of the Tsardom of Russia. He died at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and is buried in the Far Caves.

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.

1862–1939 · Contemporary

Feogen was an Eastern Orthodox priest born in Saint Petersburg in 1862. A citizen of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, he died in the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1939. He is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1175–1228 · Medieval

David Yuryevich (Russian: Давид Юрьевич; c. 1167 – 25 June 1228) and Euphrosyne (Russian: Евфросиния; c. 1175 – 25 June 1228), known as Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom (Russian: Святые Пётр и Феврония Муромские), were the Russian prince and princess consort of the Principality…

1779–1858 · Modern

Filaret, born Fyodor Georgiyevich Amfiteatrov, known as Theodosius after taking the great schema (born April 17, 1779, in Vysokoye; died December 21, 1857, in Kyiv), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1319–1406 · Medieval

Saint Filippos was a religious leader in the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Born in 1319 and dying in 1406, he is recognized as a saint.

1650–1727 · Modern

Philotheus, born Rafał Leszczyński, monastic name in the Great Schema Theodore (born 1650 in Ukraine, died May 20/31, 1727, in Tyumen), was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, a missionary in Siberia, and an Orthodox saint.

1745–1817 · Modern

Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov was an Imperial Russian Navy officer best known for his service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He won every engagement he participated in as the admiral of the Russian fleet.

1929–1995 · Contemporary

Gabriel of Georgia (Georgian: წმიდა გაბრიელ ქართველი, romanized: ts'mida gabriel kartveli), born Goderdzi Urgebadze (გოდერძი ურგებაძე; 26 August 1929 – 2 November 1995) was a Georgian Orthodox monk venerated for his dedicated monastic life and piety.

1050 · Medieval

Venerable Gabriel of Lesnovo (Bulgarian: Гавриил Лесновски, Gavriil Lesnovski) hermit and saint, companion of Saint John of Rila and Prohor of Pčinja. All three are venerated in Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia. St. Gabriel's feast is January 15.

1849–1901 · Contemporary

Gabriel of Mount Athos (secular name Georgy; January 20, 1849, Kiev Governorate — November 1, 1901, Novonikolayevskaya stanitsa (now the city of Novoazovsk), Taganrog Okrug, Don Host Oblast) was an Orthodox ascetic, archimandrite, and superior of the Athonite Ilyinsky Skete.

1684–1690 · Reformation

Gabriel of Białystok (Russian: Гавриил Белостокский, romanized: Gavriil Belostoksky; Polish: Gabriel Białostocki), also known as Gabriel of Zabłudów (Polish: Gabriel Zabłudowski; alternatively Gavrila or Gavriil; April 2 [O.S.

1897–1992 · Contemporary

Gerontissa Gavrielia (Mother Gabriela), also known as Saint Gabriela of the Ascetic of Love (15 October 1897 – 28 March 1992) was a Greek Orthodox nun, known for her care of the poor and sick.

1888–1959 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Gabriel (secular name Ivan Ivanovich Igoshkin; May 23, 1888, village of Samodurovka (Sadovka), Penza Governorate — October 18, 1959, Melekess) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and rector of the Church of Saint Nicholas in Pyzhi.

1880–1938 · Contemporary

Gavriil Protopopov was an Eastern Orthodox ierey born in 1880 in Pechenihy. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he died in 1938 in Kharkiv. He is recognized as a saint.

1595–1659 · Reformation

Gavrilo I Rajić (died 1659) was Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch between 1648 and 1655. He was murdered by Turks and therefore celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church as a hieromartyr. His feast day is celebrated on December 13.

1600–1565 · Reformation

Gennady Kostromskoy and Lyubimogradsky was an Eastern Orthodox iconographer born in Mogilev in 1600 and died in 1565. A citizen of the Tsardom of Russia, he is recognized as a Venerable saint and is buried in the Yaroslavl Oblast.

1410–1505 · Reformation

Gennadius (Gennady, Russian: Геннадий; died 4 December 1505) was Archbishop of Novgorod the Great and Pskov from 1484 to 1504. He was most instrumental in fighting the Heresy of the Judaizers and is famous for compiling the first complete codex of the Bible in Slavic in 1499, kn…

1001–1118 · Medieval

George of Chqondidi (Georgian: გიორგი ჭყონდიდელი, Giorgi Chqondideli) (died c. 1118) was a Georgian churchman and court minister best known as a tutor and the closest adviser of King David IV (r. 1089–1125).

701–814 · Medieval

Saint George the Confessor (Greek: Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής), also known as Saint George of Antioch, was the Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia in the 8th century. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, and his feast day is 19 April.

1009–1065 · Medieval

George the Hagiorite (Georgian: გიორგი მთაწმინდელი) (1009 – 27 June 1065) was a Georgian monk, calligrapher, religious writer, theologian, and translator, who spearheaded the activities of Georgian monastic communities in the Byzantine Empire.

776–821 · Medieval

Saint George the Standard-Bearer (Greek: Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Σημειοφόρος), also known as Saint George the Confessor (c. 776 – 7 April 821), was the Archbishop of Mytilene from 804 until his deposition in 815.

650–625 · Medieval

Saint George of Choziba, also called George the Chozibite or Chozebite (died c. 625), was a Greek Cypriot monk and leader of the monastery of Choziba in the vicinity of Jerusalem. Today, the monastery is named after George. George was born on Cyprus and orphaned at a young age.

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.

1874–1937 · Contemporary

Georgy Yakovlevich Izvekov (February 24 [March 8], 1874, Kaluga — November 27, 1937, Moscow, Butovo firing range) was a Russian expert and collector of Russian folk songs, a sacred music composer, a priest, an archpriest, and a hieromartyr.

1178 · Medieval

Gerasimus of Vologda was the first wonderworker in the city of Vologda, Russia He is canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church, his feast day is celebrated on March 4.

1633–1714 · Modern

Gerasimos II Palladas (Greek: Γεράσιμος Β' Παλλαδάς) served as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria between 1688 and 1710. He is honoured as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is commemorated annually on 16 January.

1506–1579 · Reformation

Gerasimos of Kefalonia (Greek: Άγιος Γεράσιμος) is the patron saint of the island of Kefalonia in Greece. Gerasimos (1506-1579) came from the aristocratic and wealthy Notaras family.

1809–1880 · Modern

Gerasim, born Egor (Georgy) Ivanovich Popov, known by his seminary surname Dobroserdov (born October 26, 1809, in Belskaya Sloboda, Irkutsk Governorate; died June 24, 1880, in Astrakhan), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and saint, included in the Synaxis of Siberian Saints and the…