This is a partial list of canonised Saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Some of the Saints below are also venerated in other Christian denominations, including in Catholicism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Lutheranism and others.

Saint Died Feast (NS) Title/Legacy
Abo of Tiflis786 (circa)8 JanuaryMartyr
AbrahamPatriarchal Age9 OctoberThe Holy Patriarch, righteous[1]
Abraham of Rostov1045 - 107429 OctoberMonk
Abraham of Smolensk122221 AugustRussian hieromonk and wonderworker
Adelaide of Italy99916 DecemberHoly Roman Empress
Adeodatus I6188 NovemberBishop of Rome
Afan501–60017 NovemberFounded the church of Llanafan in Wales (6th century)
Agapitus I5366 AugustBishop of Rome
Agapetus of Pechersk1001–110014 JuneDoctor and monk in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Agatho68120 FebruaryBishop of Rome
Ahmet the Calligrapher16823 May / 24 DecemberNew Martyr
Aidan65131 AugustIrish monk and missionary, also known as the Apostle of Northumbria; converted the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria.
Alena of Belgium64018 JuneMartyr, Confessor[2]
Alexander Schmorell194313 JulyPassion-Bearer
Alexandra of Hesse191817 JulyCanonized by the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Alexandra the Passion Bearer. Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II.
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia191817 JulyLast heir of the last imperial family of Russia; passion-bearer
Alexis Toth19097 MayResponsible 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 Stylite64026 NovemberMonastic founder, an intercessor for the infertile, and a protector of children.
Alipy of the Caves1114 (circa)30 AugustMonk and famous painter of icons
Alphege101219 AprilMartyr
Amphilochios (Makris) of Patmos197016 AprilPriest-monk who lived on the island of Patmos (Greece).
Anacletus 88/92 26 April Bishop of Rome
Anastasia of Russia191817 JulyYoungest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; Passion-bearer
Anastasius Sinaita700 (circa)21 AprilGreek ecclesiastical writer
Andrei the Iconographer1430 (circa)29 January / 4 JulyFamed medieval Russian painter of Orthodox Christian icons and frescos.
Andrew of Constantinople93615 OctoberFool for Christ
Andrew of Crete650–8004 JulyBishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer
Andrew Stratelates30019 AugustMartyr[3]
Andrew the Apostle6230 NovemberApostle, The First-Called, Martyr
Anne1st century9 SeptemberMother of the Virgin, righteous[5]
Ansgar8653 FebruaryApostle of the North
Anthony of Kiev107323 JulyMonk and founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus'
Augustine of Canterbury604 (circa)26 May Apostle to the English
Barbatus of Benevento68219 FebruaryBishop of Benevento
BarlaamLegendary30 MayLegendary saint
Barsanuphius543 (circa)6 FebruaryDesert Father and author (together with John the Prophet) of over 800 letters giving spiritual direction that influenced Byzantine monasticism [7]
Bartholomew the Apostle70 (circa)11 JuneApostle, martyr[8]
Basil the Great3791 JanuaryOne 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 Blessed1552 or 155715 AugustFool for Christ.
Basil of Ostrog167112 MaySerbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje
The Venerable Bede73527 MayHelped 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 Aniane74712 FebruaryMonastic reformer,
Benedict of Nursia54314 MarchFounder of the Benedictine Order
Benedict II6857 MayBishop of Rome
Birinus649 or 6503 DecemberApostle to the West Saxons
Boniface7545 JuneApostle to the Germans
Boniface IV6088 MayBishop of Rome
Boris I9072 MayKing and baptizer of Bulgaria, and Equal-to-the-Apostles,
Brendan of Birr573 (circa)29 NovemberOne of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
Brendan the Navigator578 (circa)16 MayOne of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
Brigid of Kildare5251 FebruaryFirst Irish nun
Bruno of Querfurt100915 October Bishop and Martyr; Second Apostle of the Prussians
Chad of Mercia6722 MarchHelped introduce Christianity to the Mercian Kingdom
Charity2nd century17 SeptemberVirgin Martyr[9]
Christopher2509 MayMartyr[10]
Clement of Ohrid96027 JulyOne of the Seven Apostles of Bulgaria, Disciple of St. Cyril and St. Methodius
Columba5979 JuneApostle of the Picts
Columbanus61523 NovemberIrish missionary.
Constantin Brâncoveanu171416 AugustHoly Prince of Wallachia, Martyr[11]
Constantine of Murom112921 MayWonderworker
Constantine the Great33721 MayEqual-to-the-Apostles, Emperor of Byzantine[12]
Cosmas of Maiuma701–80014 OctoberHymnographer
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne68720 MarchMonk, bishop, and hermit.
Cyriacus the Anchorite55729 SeptemberHermit
Cyril86924 MayEqual-to-the-Apostles, teacher of the Slavs
Daniil Sihastrul148818 DecemberMonk, ascetic, spiritual father for Stephen the Great
Danilo II1301–14002 January Archbishop of the Serbs
David 1000 BC (circa) Sunday of the Holy Forefathers King of Israel, Prophet
David (Dewi) of Wales589 (circa)1 MarchBishop
Declan401–50024 Julyearly Irish saint, remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century
Dimitrije Nemanjić David12867 OctoberVenerable
Dimitry of Rostov170928 OctoberHierarch
Dionysius of Vattasseril 23 February 1934 24 February Vattasseril Thirumeni
Dismas30-3325 MarchThe Penitent Thief[13]
Dorotheus of Gaza565 (circa)18 JuneMonk and Abbot
Dunstan98819 MayArchbishop of Canterbury
Dymphna601–70015 May"The Lily of Éire"
Edmund the Martyr[14]978 or 97918 March / 3 SeptemberKing of the English
Edward the Martyr97918 MarchMartyr, King of England[15]
Edwin of Northumbria63312 OctoberKing of Deira and Bernicia and Convert
Egbert of Northumbria72924 AprilMonk and Bishop
Eligius659 or 6601 DecemberBishop and Confessor
Elijah900 BC (Circa)20 JulyHoly Glorious Prophet[16]
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse19185 JulyPrincess and Holy Martyr
Elisha900 BC (Circa)14 JuneHoly Prophet[17]
Ephrem the Syrian37328 JanuaryVenerable, Hymn Writer[18]
Ethelbert of Kent61625 FebruaryFirst English king to convert to Christianity.
Etheldreda of Ely67923 JuneEast Anglian princess
Eulogius of Alexandria60813 SeptemberBishop and Confessor
Euphrosyne of Polatsk117323 MayNun; the only virgin saint of East Slav origin.
Euthymius the Great47320 JanuaryAbbot
Faith2nd century17 SeptemberVirgin Martyr[19]
Fevronia of Murom12288 JulyPrincess of Murom and Wonderworker
Felix III4921 MarchBishop of Rome
Felix IV53030 JanuaryBishop of Rome
Frideswide735 (circa)1 NovemberEnglish princess and abbess.
Gabriel N/A 26 March / 13 July Archangel
Gabriel of Georgia 2 November 1995 2 November Fool for Christ, hieromonk
Gall646 (circa)16 OctoberAccording to hagiographic tradition, Saint Gall was a disciple and one of the twelve companions of Saint Columbanus.
Genevieve51221 NovemberNun
George 23 April 303 23 April George of Lydda
Gerasimus of the Jordan4514 MarchMonk and Abbot
Saint Gervasios of Patras196430 JuneHieromonk
Ghislain6809 OctoberConfessor and anchorite
Godehard (Gotthard) of Hildesheim10385 MayGerman bishop
Gregory Palamas135914 NovemberArchbishop of Thessalonica, Church Father, Pillar of Orthodoxy
Gregory of Tours59417 NovemberBishop of Tours
Gregory I60412 MarchBishop of Rome
Gregory II73111 FebruaryBishop of Rome
Gregory III74110 DecemberBishop of Rome
Helena of Constantinople32721 MayEqual-to-the-Apostles, Holy Empress[20]
Helier55516 JulyAscetic hermit
Herman of Valaam901–150028 JuneCo-founder of the Valaam Monastery with Sergius Valaam
Herman of Alaska183713 DecemberVenerable, Wonderworker
Hilarion37121 OctoberDesert Father and founder of Palestinian monasticism[21]
Hilda of Whitby68017 NovemberAbbess of Whitby
Hope2nd century17 SeptemberVirgin Martyr[22]
Hubertus7273 NovemberApostle of the Ardennes
Innocent of Alaska187913 AprilEnlightener of Alaska and Siberia
Irene of Lesvos1463Bright TuesdayNew Martyr
Isaac Patriarchal Age Sunday of the Holy Forefathers Patriarch, Prophet
Isaac the Syrian70028 JanuaryBishop and theologian best remembered for his written works on Christian asceticism.
Ita57015 JanuaryIrish nun
Joachim1st century9 SeptemberFather of the Virgin, righteous[23]
Job of Pochayiv165128 OctoberHegumen
John I52618 MayBishop of Rome
John Chrysostom40727 JanuaryArchbishop of Constantinople[24]
John Climacus60630 MarchJohn of the Ladder
John of Damascus7494 DecemberByzantine monk and polymath
John of Kronstadt190820 DecemberRighteous
John of Pskov161624 OctoberHermit
John of Shanghai and San Francisco1966July 2Bishop of Shanghai, Archbishop of Western Europe, Archbishop of San Francisco
John of Sonkajanranta191813 JulyMartyr, confessor, enlightener
John of Tobolsk171510 JuneMetropolitan of Tobolsk
John the Apostle10026 SeptemberApostle, Evangelist, Theologian, Beloved Friend of Christ
John the Baptist367 JanuaryProphet, Baptiser of Christ
John the Prophet543 (circa)6 FebruaryDesert Father and author (together with Barsanuphius) of over 800 letters giving spiritual direction that influenced Byzantine monasticism[7]
JosaphatLegendary26 AugustLegendary saint
Joseph the Hesychast195916 AugustGreek monk at Mount Athos who practiced asceticism
Juliana of Lazarevo16042 JanuaryKnown for her charity toward the poor.
Justinian I56514 NovemberEastern Roman emperor
Juvenaly of Alaska179624 SeptemberProtomartyr of America, hieromartyr
Kassia8677 SeptemberByzantine abbess, poet, composer, and hymnographer.
Kevin of Glendalough6183 JuneFirst abbot of Glendalough
Kilian of Bavaria Saint Kilian6898 JulyMissionary

to Bavaria

Kirill of Beloozero14279 JuneMonk and saint
Laura of Cordoba86419 OctoberMartyr[31]
Lazar of Serbia138915 JuneMedieval Serbian ruler
Lazarus of Bethany1st century17 MarchFriend of Christ
Leo the Great46118 FebruaryBishop of Rome
Leo II6833 JulyBishop of Rome
Leo III81612 JuneBishop of Rome
Leodegar of Autun6792 OctoberBishop of Autun; Martyr
Longinus1st century16 OctoberMartyr
Lucius of Britain 2nd century 3 December British King, Equal-to-the-Apostles
Lucy2nd century6 JulyVirgin martyr[34]
Lucy of Syracuse30413 DecemberVirgin martyr
Grand Duchess Maria Romanov191817 JulyThird daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna; passion-bearer
Mark of Ephesus144419 JanuaryArchbishop of Ephesus
Macarius, Abbot of Pelekete 840 1 April Abbot of the Monastery of Pelekete
Martin I65527 AprilPope and Martyr
Mary After c. 30/33 AD 15 August Mother of God
Mary MagdaleneAfter 30-33 AD22 July and 4 AugustEqual-to-the-Apostles, Myrrhbearer[36]
Mary of Egypt4214 AprilVenerable, Ascetic
Maximilian of Tebessa29512 MarchEarly Christian martyr and conscientious objector.
Maximus of Turin46525 JuneBishop and theological writer.
Maximus the Confessor66213 AugustConfessor, theologian, homologetes
Maximus the Greek155621 JanuaryMonk
Melito of Sardis 180 1 April Apologist and Bishop of Sardis
Methodius88524 MayEqual-to-the-Apostles, teacher of the Slavs
Milburga of Wenlock71523 FebruaryAbbess
Moses 13th century BC 4 September God-seer, Prophet
Moses the Black40528 AugustHoly Father, Desert Father, priest[38]
Mother Maria194520 JulyRighteous Martyr
Naum of Preslav91023 DecemberWonderworker, Apostle of the Slavs
Neot870 (circa)31 JulyHermit
Nikephoros I of Constantinople82813 MarchEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Nicholas of Japan19123 FebruaryEqual-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan
Nicholas of Lesvos1463Bright TuesdayNew Martyr
Tsar Nicholas II191817 JulyEmperor of All Russia; Passion-bearer
Nikolai of Žiča19563 MayBishop
Nil Sorsky15087 MayGreat ascetic of the Russian Church,
Nilus the Younger100526 SeptemberAbbot and Confessor
Nothelm of Canterbury73917 OctoberArchbishop of Canterbury.
Obadiah 6th century BC 19 November Prophet
Odile72013 DecemberAbbess of Hohenburg
Odo of Cluny94218 NovemberAbbot of Cluny
Olaf of Norway103029 JulyMartyr, King of Norway[39]
Grand Duchess Olga191817 JulyEldest child of the last Tsar; Passion-bearer
Or of Nitria 390 (circa) 7 August Elder and Desert Father of Egypt
Oswald of Northumbria6425 AugustKing of Northumbria
Osyth6537 OctoberAbbess and nun
Ouen68424 AugustBishop
Paisios of Mount Athos199412 JulyAscetic from Mount Athos
Paraskeva the Younger1001–110027 OctoberAscetic female saint
Patrick49317 MarchApostle of Ireland
Paulinus of York58410 October Bishop of York
Peter of Murom12288 JulyPrince of Murom and Wonderworker
Pavel of Taganrog187921 NovemberBlessed starets
Peter the Aleut1815 (circa)24 SeptemberMartyr of San Francisco and Protomartyr of America
Peter the Apostle6429 JuneApostle, Bishop of Rome, Martyr
Petroc5644 JuneAbbot of Lanwethinoc
Philip of Agira401–500 (circa)12 MayConfessor
Philip the Apostle1st century14 NovemberApostle, martyr[41]
Philothei158919 FebruaryGreek nun and martyr
Photini1st century20 MarchThe Samartian Woman, martyr[42]
Photius the Great8936 FebruaryThe Great, Confessor of the Faith, Equal to the Apostles, Pillar of Orthodoxy[43]
Piran501–6005 MarchCornish abbot
Pope Leo II6833 JulyBishop of Rome
Pope Leo III81612 JuneBishop of Rome
Praejectus67625 JanuaryBishop of Clermont
Raphael of Lesvos1463Bright TuesdayNew Martyr
Raphael of Brooklyn191527 FebruaryBishop of Brooklyn
Remigius of Reims (or Remy, Remi)53313 FebruaryBishop and Confessor
Romanos the Melodist5561 OctoberMelodist, hymnographer, composer of thousands of hymns[44]
Romuald102719 JuneAbbot
Sabbas the Sanctified531/5325 DecemberVenerable Father; Abbot
Saethryth601–7007 JanuaryNun and abbess
Sava of Serbia123627 JanuaryEqual-to-the-Apostles, Illuminator
Scholastica54310 FebruaryFoundress of the Benedictine nuns.
Sebastian295-29618 DecemberMartyr
Seraphim of Sarov18332 JanuaryConfessor and Wonderworker
Sergius of Valaam901–140028 JuneGreek monk and wonderworker
Sergius of Radonezh139225 SeptemberAbbot of Radonezh, Miracle Worker of all Russia
Seridus of Gaza543 (circa)13 AugustAbbot of a monastery and confidant of Barsanuphius of Gaza[46]
Silas1st century30 JulyApostle, disciple, and Bishop of Rome
Silouan the Athonite193824 SeptemberAthonite, venerable, monastic, staretz[48]
Silverius53720 JuneBishop of Rome
Simeon Mirotocivi119926 FebruaryGrand Prince of Serbia. Canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church under the name Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming (Свети Симеон Мироточиви).
Simeon Stylites4591 SeptemberVenerable Father
Simplicius48310 MarchBishop of Rome
Sophia of Milan2nd century17 SeptemberVirgin Martyr[49]
Sophia of Slutsk161219 MarchPrincess of Slutsk
Sophronius63811 MarchPatriarch of Jerusalem
Sophrony of Essex199311 JulyAthonite, ascetic, archimandrite[50]
Stephen of Hungary103820 AugustKing of Hungary
Stephen of Piperi169720 MayAscetic and Abbot
Stephen the Great15042 JulyPrince of Moldavia
Stylianos of Paphlagonia501–70026 Novemberalso known as Stylianos the Hermit
Swithun of Winchester86215 JulyBishop of Winchester
Symeon Metaphrastes901–10009 NovemberAuthor of the 10-volume medieval Greek menologion
Symeon the New Theologian102212 MarchTheologian
Tarasios of Constantinople80625 FebruaryHierarch; Bishop and Confessor
Tatiana of Russia191817 JulySecond daughter of Tsar Nicholas II; Passion-bearer
Theodora (6th century)500–54814 NovemberEmpress of the Byzantine Empire
Theodore the Studite82611 NovemberMonk
Theodosius of Kiev1000 to 11003 May

August 14 (Translation of relics)

Venerable Father
Theophan the Recluse1894January 6 or January 10Well known for his writings on the spiritual life
Theophanes the Confessor810s12 MarchConfessor
Thomas the Apostle 21 December AD 72 3 July Didymus
Tikhon of Moscow19257 AprilConfessor, Patriarch of Moscow, and Apostle to America
Ulrich of Augsburg9734 JulyBishop of Augsburg
Valentine2696 JulyMartyr, bishop
Varvara Yakovleva191818 JulyNew Martyr
Vladimir of Kiev101515 JulyGrand Prince of Kiev
Werburgh6993 FebruaryPrincess and nun
Wilfrid of Ripon70912 October or 24 AprilBishop of York
Willibrord7397 NovemberApostle to the Frisians
Wolfeius1001–11009 DecemberHermit
Wolfgang of Regensburg99431 OctoberThe Almoner
Xenia of Saint Petersburg180324 JanuaryBlessed, Fool for Christ
Xenia the Righteous of Rome401–50024 JanuaryVenerable, Deaconess of Rome
Xenophon of Robika126226 JanuaryRussian Orthodox monk
Yaropolk Izyaslavich108722 NovemberKing of Rus
Yegor Chekryakovsky192819 April (repose)Russian Orthodox priest and a starets.
Yrieix59125 AugustAbbot
Zachary75215 MarchLast pope of the Byzantine Papacy.
Zosimas of Palestine5604 AprilVenerable (Monk)

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