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This is a partial list of canonised saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In Orthodoxy, a saint is defined as anyone who is in heaven , whether recognised here on earth, or not. By this definition, Adam and Eve , Moses , the various prophets , and archangels are all given the title of Saint .
This list of saints in the Russian Orthodox Church includes only people canonized as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church, or the preceding Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'. Saints are sorted by their first names. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow canonised a total of 39 saints at two Church councils held in 1547 and 1549, and later added 8 more ...
Venerable: a monastic saint; a saint who is a monk or nun [citation needed] (e.g. St. Paisios of Mount Athos) [57] Venerable martyr or hosiomartyr: a martyred monastic (e.g. St. Andrew the Martyr of Crete) Virgin: a female saint who consecrated her life to Christ and made a vow of chastity (e.g. St. Agatha of Palermo) [58]
Over the history of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the church has had many people who were venerated to sainthood. The list below contains some of those saints and their feast days. Saint Sava I, fresco in the King's Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia. Saint Jovan Vladimir, Serbian Orthodox icon Saint Stefan Uroš, fresco
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
Saints who are also venerated by the Roman Catholic Church are in Category:Christian saints by century and/or in Category:Christian saints by nationality. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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This is a list of American Orthodox saints. List. Alexander Hotovitzky, hieromartyr, Missionary of America;