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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 .
Pages in category "Greek saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Intercessor: a saint who prays, or intercedes, on behalf of the living and the dead. [22] All saints bear this title, although they are rarely ever formally titled as such (e.g. St. Seraphim of Sarov) Martyr: literally meaning "witness" in Greek; [23] one who has died for the faith [6] (e.g. St. Sebastian) [24]
Greek saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (1 C, 59 P) R. Saints from Roman Greece (4 C, 19 P) S. Saints of medieval Greece (36 P) Saints of modern Greece (1 C, 17 P)
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.
Olympia Dukakis – actress, Greek Orthodox. Tina Fey [2] – Greek-American on her mother's side and married in a Greek Orthodox wedding. Zach Galifianakis – Baptized at St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church in Durham, NC; Tom Hanks – Converted on marrying Rita Wilson, mention by Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles. [3]
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 ...
Greek saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (1 C, 59 P) K. ... (1 C, 20 P) P. Eastern Orthodox saints from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (12 P) R.