List of Eastern Orthodox saints

This is a partial list of recognized Saints of the Eastern Orthodox communion, after AD 450.

Saint Died Feast (NS) Title/Legacy
Abo of Tiflis 786 (circa) 8 January Martyr
Abraham of Rostov 1045 - 1074 29 October Monk
Abraham of Smolensk 1222 21 August Russian hieromonk and wonderworker
Adelaide of Italy 999 16 December Holy Roman Empress
Adeodatus I 618 8 November Bishop of Rome
Afan 501–600 17 November Founded the church of Llanafan in Wales (6th century)
Agapitus I 536 6 August Bishop of Rome
Agapetus of Pechersk 1001–1100 14 June Doctor and monk in Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Agatho 681 20 February Bishop of Rome
Aidan 651 31 August Irish monk and missionary, also known as the Apostle of Northumbria; converted the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria.
Alexandra of Hesse 1918 17 July Canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Alexandra the Passion Bearer. Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II.
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia 1918 17 July Last heir of the last imperial family of Russia; passion-bearer
Alexis Toth 1909 7 May Responsible for the conversions of approximately 20,000 Eastern Rite Catholics to the Russian Orthodox Church; contributed to the establishment of the Orthodox Church in America.
Alypius the Stylite 640 26 November Monastic founder, an intercessor for the infertile, and a protector of children.
Alipy of the Caves 1114 (circa) 30 August Monk and famous painter of icons
Alphege 1012 19 April Martyr
Amphilochios (Makris) of Patmos 1970 16 April Priest-monk who lived on the island of Patmos (Greece).
Anastasia of Russia 1918 17 July Youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; Passion-bearer
Anastasius Sinaita 700 (circa) 21 April Greek ecclesiastical writer
Andrei the Iconographer 1430 (circa) 29 January / 4 July Famed medieval Russian painter of Orthodox Christian icons and frescos.
Andrew of Constantinople 936 15 October Fool for Christ.
Andrew of Crete 650–800 4 July Bishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer
Ansgar 865 3 February Apostle of the North
Anthony of Kiev 1073 23 July Monk and founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus'
Augustine of Canterbury 604 (circa) 26 May Apostle to the English
Barbatus of Benevento 682 19 February Bishop of Benevento
Basil the Great 379 1 January One of the three Great Hierarchs. Influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea.
Basil the Blessed 1552 or 1557 15 August Fool for Christ.
Basil of Ostrog 1671 12 May Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje
The Venerable Bede 735 27 May Helped popularize the practice of dating forward from the birth of Christ (Anno Domini – in the year of our Lord). Dubbed "The Father of English History".
Benedict of Aniane 747 12 February Monastic reformer,
Benedict of Nursia 543 14 March Founder of the Benedictine Order
Benedict II 685 7 May Bishop of Rome
Birinus 649 or 650 3 December Apostle to the West Saxons
Boniface 754 5 June Apostle to the Germans
Boniface IV 608 8 May Bishop of Rome
Boris I 907 2 May Prince and baptizer of Bulgaria, and Equal-to-the-Apostles,
Brendan of Birr 573 (circa) 29 November One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
Brendan the Navigator 578 (circa) 16 May One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
Brigid of Kildare 525 1 February First Irish nun
Bruno of Querfurt 1009 15 October Bishop and Martyr; Second Apostle of the Prussians
Chad of Mercia 672 2 March Helped introduce Christianity to the Mercian Kingdom
Clement of Ohrid 960 27 July One of the Seven Apostles of Bulgaria, Disciple of St. Cyril and St. Methodius
Columba 597 9 June Apostle of the Picts
Columbanus 615 23 November Irish missionary.
Constantine of Murom 1129 21 May Wonderworker
Cosmas of Maiuma 701–800 14 October Hymnographer
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne 687 20 March Monk, bishop, and hermit.
Cyriacus the Anchorite 557 29 September Hermit
Cyril 869 24 May Equal-to-the-Apostles, teacher of the Slavs
Danilo II 1301–1400 2 January Archbishop of Serbs
David (Dewi) of Wales 589 (circa) 1 March Bishop
Declan 401–500 24 July early Irish saint, remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century
Dimitrije Nemanjić David 1286 7 October Venerable
Dimitry of Rostov 1709 28 October Hierarch
Dionysius of Vattasseril 23 February 1934 24 February Vattasseril Thirumeni
Dorotheus of Gaza 565 (circa) 18 June Monk and Abbot
Dunstan 988 19 May Archbishop of Canterbury
Dymphna 601–700 15 May "The Lily of Éire"
[[Edmund the Martyr]] 978 or 979 18 March / 3 September King of the English
Edwin of Northumbria 633 12 October King of Deira and Bernicia and Convert
Egbert of Northumbria 729 24 April Monk and Bishop
Eligius 659 or 660 1 December Bishop and Confessor
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse 1918 5 July Princess and Holy Martyr
Ethelbert of Kent 616 25 February First English king to convert to Christianity.
Etheldreda of Ely 679 23 June East Anglian princess
Eulogius of Alexandria 608 13 September Bishop and Confessor
Euphrosyne of Polatsk 1173 23 May Nun; the only virgin saint of East Slav origin.
Euthymius the Great 473 20 January Abbot
Fevronia of Murom 1228 8 July Princess of Murom and Wonderworker
Felix III 492 1 March Bishop of Rome
Felix IV 530 30 January Bishop of Rome
Frideswide 735 (circa) November 1 English princess and abbess.
Gall 646 (circa) 16 October According to hagiographic tradition, Saint Gall was a disciple and one of the twelve companions of Saint Columbanus.
Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala 1902 15 June 1848 Bishop of Parumala
Genevieve 512 21 November Nun
George 23 April 303 23 April George of Lydda
Gerasimus of the Jordan 451 4 March Monk and Abbot
Ghislain 680 9 October Confessor and anchorite
Godehard (Gotthard) of Hildesheim 1038 5 May German bishop
Gregory Palamas 1359 14 November Archbishop of Thessalonica, Church Father, Pillar of Orthodoxy
Gregory of Tours 594 17 November Bishop of Tours
Gregory I 604 12 March Bishop of Rome
Gregory II 731 11 February Bishop of Rome
Gregory III 741 10 December Bishop of Rome
Helier 555 16 July Ascetic hermit
Herman of Valaam 901–1500 28 June Co-founder of the Valaam Monastery with Sergius Valaam
Herman of Alaska 1837 13 December Venerable, Wonderworker
Hilda of Whitby 680 17 November Abbess of Whitby
Hubertus 727 3 November Apostle of the Ardennes
Innocent of Alaska 1879 13 April Enlightener of Alaska and Siberia
Irene of Lesvos 1463 Bright Tuesday New Martyr
Isaac of Nineveh 700 28 January Bishop and theologian best remembered for his written works on Christian asceticism.
Ita 570 15 January Irish nun
Job of Pochayiv 1651 28 October Hegumen
John I 526 18 May Bishop of Rome
John Climacus 606 30 March John of the Ladder
John of Damascus 749 4 December Byzantine monk and polymath
John of Pskov 1616 24 October Hermit
John of Shanghai and San Francisco 1966 July 2 Bishop of Shanghai, Archbishop of Western Europe, Archbishop of San Francisco
John of Tobolsk 1715 10 June Metropolitan of Tobolsk
Juliana of Lazarevo 1604 2 January Known for her charity toward the poor.
Justinian I 565 14 November Eastern Roman emperor
Kassia 867 7 September Byzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymnographer.
Kevin of Glendalough 618 3 June First abbot of Glendalough
Kirill of Beloozero 1427 9 June Monk and saint
Lazar of Serbia 1389 15 June Medieval Serbian ruler
Leo the Great 461 18 February Bishop of Rome
Leo II 683 3 July Bishop of Rome
Leo III 816 12 June Bishop of Rome
Leodegar of Autun 679 2 October Bishop of Autun; Martyr
Grand Duchess Maria Romanov 1918 17 July Third daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna; passion-bearer
Mark of Ephesus 1444 19 January Archbishop of Ephesus
Martin I 655 27 April Pope and Martyr
Mary After c. 30/33 AD 15 August Mother of God
Maximus of Turin 465 25 June Bishop and theological writer.
Maximus the Confessor 662 13 August Confessor, theologian, homologetes
Maximus the Greek 1556 21 January Monk
Methodius 885 24 May Equal-to-the-Apostles, teacher of the Slavs
Milburga of Wenlock 715 23 February Abbess
Mother Maria 1945 20 July Righteous Martyr
Naum of Preslav 910 23 December Wonderworker, Apostle of the Slavs
Neot 870 (circa) 31 July Hermit
Nikephoros I of Constantinople 828 13 March Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Nicholas of Japan 1912 3 February Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan
Nicholas of Lesvos 1463 Bright Tuesday New Martyr
Tsar Nicholas II 1918 17 July Emperor of All Russia; Passion-bearer
Nikolai of Žiča 1956 3 May Bishop
Nil Sorsky 1508 7 May Great ascetic of the Russian Church,
Nilus the Younger 1005 26 September Abbot and Confessor
Nothelm of Canterbury 739 17 October Archbishop of Canterbury.
Odile 720 13 December Abbess of Hohenburg
Odo of Cluny 942 18 November Abbot of Cluny
Grand Duchess Olga 1918 17 July Eldest child of the last Tsar; Passion-bearer
Oswald of Northumbria 642 5 August King of Northumbria
Osyth 653 7 October Abbess and nun
Ouen 684 24 August Bishop
Paisios of Mount Athos 1994 12 July Ascetic from Mount Athos
Paraskeva the Younger 1001–1100 27 October Ascetic female saint
Patrick 493 17 March Apostle of Ireland
Paulinus of York 584 10 October Bishop of York
Peter of Murom 1228 8 July Prince of Murom and Wonderworker
Pavel of Taganrog 1879 21 November Blessed starets
Peter the Aleut 1815 (circa) 24 September Martyr of San Francisco and Protomartyr of America
Petroc 564 4 June Abbot of Lanwethinoc
Philip of Agira 401–500 (circa) 12 May Confessor
Philothei 1589 19 February Greek nun and martyr
Photius the Great 893 6 February The Great, Confessor of the Faith, Equal to the Apostles, Pillar of Orthodoxy
Piran 501–600 5 March Cornish abbot
Pope Leo II 683 3 July Bishop of Rome
Pope Leo III 816 12 June Bishop of Rome
Praejectus 676 25 January Bishop of Clermont
Raphael of Lesvos 1463 Bright Tuesday New Martyr
Raphael of Brooklyn 1915 27 February Bishop of Brooklyn
Remigius of Reims (or Remy, Remi) 533 13 February Bishop and Confessor
Romuald 1027 19 June Abbot
Sabbas the Sanctified 531/532 5 December Venerable Father; Abbot
Saethryth 601–700 7 January Nun and abbess
Sava of Serbia 1236 27 January Equal-to-the-Apostles, Illuminator
Scholastica 543 10 February Foundress of the Benedictine nuns.
Seraphim of Sarov 1833 2 January Confessor and Wonderworker
Sergius of Valaam 901–1400 28 June Greek monk and wonderworker
Sergius of Radonezh 1392 25 September Abbot of Radonezh, Miracle Worker of all Russia
Silverius 537 20 June Bishop of Rome
Simeon Mirotocivi 1199 26 February Grand Prince of Serbia. Canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church under the name Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming (Свети Симеон Мироточиви).
Simeon Stylites 459 1 September Venerable Father
Simplicius 483 10 March Bishop of Rome
Sophia of Slutsk 1612 19 March Princess of Slutsk
Sophronius 638 11 March Patriarch of Jerusalem
Stephen of Hungary 1038 20 August King of Hungary
Stephen of Piperi 1697 20 May Ascetic and Abbot
Stylianos of Paphlagonia 501–700 26 November also known as Stylianos the Hermit
Swithun of Winchester 862 15 July Bishop of Winchester
Symeon Metaphrastes 901–1000 9 November Author of the 10-volume medieval Greek menologion
Symeon the New Theologian 1022 12 March Theologian
Tarasios of Constantinople 806 25 February Hierarch; Bishop and Confessor
Tatiana of Russia 1918 17 July Second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II; Passion-bearer
Theodora (6th century) 500–548 14 November Empress of the Byzantine Empire
Theodore the Studite 826 11 November Monk
Theodosius of Kiev 1000 to 1100 3 May

August 14 (Translation of relics)

Venerable Father
Theophan the Recluse 1894 January 6 or January 10 Well known for his writings on the spiritual life
Theophanes the Confessor 810s 12 March Confessor
Thomas the Apostle 21 December AD 72 3 July Didymus
Tikhon of Moscow 1925 7 April Confessor, Patriarch of Moscow, and Apostle to America
Ulrich of Augsburg 973 4 July Bishop of Augsburg
Varvara Yakovleva 1918 18 July New Martyr
Vladimir of Kiev 1015 15 July Grand Prince of Kiev
Werburgh 699 3 February Princess and nun
Wilfrid of Ripon 709 12 October or 24 April Bishop of York
Willibrord 739 7 November Apostle to the Frisians
Wolfeius 1001–1100 9 December Hermit
Wolfgang of Regensburg 994 31 October The Almoner
Xenia of Saint Petersburg 1803 24 January Blessed, Fool for Christ
Xenia the Righteous of Rome 401–500 24 January Venerable, Deaconess of Rome
Xenophon of Robika 1262 26 January Russian Orthodox monk
Yaropolk Izyaslavich 1087 22 November King of Rus
Yegor Chekryakovsky 1928 19 April (repose) Russian Orthodox priest and a starets.
Yrieix 591 25 August Abbot
Zachary 752 15 March Last pope of the Byzantine Papacy.
Zosimas of Palestine 560 4 April Venerable (Monk)

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