Saint Peter

Saint Peter

male, deceased (67)
Saint, Christian, Early Church, early christianity, pope, disciple…Oriental Orthodox
The Apostle Peter, also known as Saint Peter, Shimon "Keipha" Ben-Yonah/Bar-Yonah, Simon Peter, Cephas and Keipha—original name Shimon or Simeon (A...
Saint George

Saint George

male, deceased (303)
OrientalOrthodoxy, Saint, Soldier, Eastern Orthodox saint, aragon, Beirut…Oriental Orthodox Churches
In Christian hagiography Saint George - The Saint who killed the Dragon was a soldier of the Roman Empire, from Anatolia, now modern day Turkey,...
Dioscorus Of Alexandria

Dioscorus Of Alexandria

male, deceased (454)
Catholic, Eutychian doctrine, Dioscorus I of Alexandria, Leo the Great, eastern orthodoxy, bishop…OrientalOrthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox
Dioscorus I of Alexandria is considered a saint by the Coptic, Syriac, and other Oriental Orthodoxy churches. For most of the last fifteen...
Catholicos Of Armenia

Catholicos Of Armenia

male
Primates of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicoi, Etchmiadzin, Saint Thaddeus, Oriental Orthodox, episcopal see…OrientalOrthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox bishop
His Holiness, the Catholicos of Armenia and of All Armenians (plural "Catholicoi", due to its Greek origin) is the head archbishop of Armenia's...
Saint Mari

Saint Mari

male
Saint of the Assyrian Church of the East, Eastern Catholic saint, Syriac Christianity, Chaldean Catholic Church, eastern orthodox, Assyrian Church of the East…OrientalOrthodoxy
Saint Mari was converted by Saint Addai. He is said to have had Saint Aggai as his spiritual director. He is also believed to have done missionary...
Mary Of Egypt

Mary Of Egypt

female, deceased (421)
Eastern Orthodox liturgical days, Eastern Catholic saint, Egyptian hermit, Coptic Orthodox saint, Religious behaviour and experience, Eastern Catholic…Oriental Orthodox, OrientalOrthodoxy
Venerable Mary of Egypt (ca. 344 – ca. 421) is revered as the patron saint of penitent women, most particularly in the Eastern Orthodox and Or...
Bishop Karas

Bishop Karas

male, deceased (2002)
abbot, bishop, monastery, coptic orthodox church, Coptic Orthodox bishop, His Grace…Oriental Orthodox bishop, OrientalOrthodoxy
"His Grace" Bishop Karas (born Sorial Ayad Sorial) was the first bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States and the first abbot of...
Onuphrius

Onuphrius

male
Egyptian hermit, Thebes, eastern orthodoxy, roman catholic church, greek, death…OrientalOrthodoxy
Onuphrius (Greek: Ονούφριος, from Egyptian: "Wnn-nfr" meaning "he-who-is-continuingly-good"), venerated as Saint Onuphrius in the Roman Catholic...

Eastern Christian Monasticism

male
monk, russian orthodox church, eastern orthodoxy, nun, Armenian Apostolic Church, OrientalOrthodoxy
Eastern Christian Monasticism is the life followed by monks and nuns of Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism. Some authors...

Pope Anastasius Of Alexandria

male
bishop, coptic, OrientalOrthodoxy, Patriarch of Alexandria, Christianity in Egypt, Pope of Alexandria
His Holiness Anastasius was Coptic Pope of Alexandria (605 - 616).