- John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom (349- ca. 407,, "Ioannes Chrysostomos") was the archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom", and his ascetic sensibilities. After his death he was given the Greek surname "chrysostomos", "golden mouthed", rendered in English as Chrysostom. - Jesus Prayer
The Jesus Prayer, also called the Prayer of the Heart by some Church Fathers, is a short, formulaic prayer often uttered repeatedly. It has been widely used, taught and discussed throughout the history of Eastern Christianity. The exact words of the prayer have varied from the most simple possible involving the name "Jesus," such as "Lord have mercy," to the more common extended form: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, … - Timothy Ware
Timothy Ware (born 1934), also known as His Excellency, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia, is a titular Metropolitan of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the United Kingdom. From 1966 to 2001, he was Spalding Lecturer of Eastern Orthodox Studies at Oxford University, and has authored numerous books and articles pertaining to the Orthodox Christian faith. - Gregory Of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa غريغوريوس النيصي was a Christian bishop and saint. He was a younger brother of Basil the Great, and a good friend of Gregory Nazianzus. His significance has long been recognized in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Roman Catholic branches of Christianity. Some historians identify Theosebia the deaconess as his wife, others hold that she, like Macrina the Younger, was also a sister of Gregory and Basil. - Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. She is considered by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican churches to be a saint, with a feast day of July 22. She is also commemorated by the Lutheran Church with a festival on the same day. The Orthodox Church also commemorates her on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers, which is the second Sunday after Pascha (Easter). - Vladimir Lossky
Vladimir Nikolayevich Lossky (February 7, 1958) was an influential Eastern Orthodox theologian in exile from Russia. He emphasized "theosis" as the main principle of Orthodox Christianity. Professor Lossky was born in 1903 in Gottingen, Germany. His father, Nikolai Lossky, was professor of philosophy in Saint Petersburg. Lossky lived with his family in Petrograd from 1920 until his father and family were exiled from Russia in 1922. - Gregory Palamas
Gregory Palamas was a monk of Mount Athos in Greece and later Archbishop of Thessalonica known as a preeminent theologian of Hesychasm. He is venerated as a Saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. Some of his writings are collected in the Philokalia. The second Sunday of the Great Lent is called the Sunday of Gregory Palamas in those Churches that commemorate him. - John Of Damascus
John of Damascus (Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος/Ioannês Damaskinos; Arabic: Yaḥyā ibn Manṣūr; Latin: "Iohannes Damascenus" or "Johannes Damascenus" also known as "John Damascene, Χρυσορρόας/Chrysorrhoas," "streaming with gold"-i.e., "the golden speaker") (c. 676 - December 5, 749) was a Syrian monk and presbyter. He was born and raised in Damascus and died (in all probability) at the monastery of Mar Saba, … - Frederica Mathewes-Green
Frederica Mathewes-Green is an Eastern Orthodox author and speaker on the subjects of religion and abortion. Her books include: * "Facing East," which recounts her experience as a convert to Orthodoxy. * "The Corner of East and Now", a sequel to "Facing East". * "First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew", a devotional book for the Orthodox season of Great Lent. - Saint Peter
The Apostle Peter, also known as Saint Peter, Shimon "Keipha" Ben-Yonah/Bar-Yonah, Simon Peter, Cephas and Keipha—original name Shimon or Simeon (Acts 15:14)—was one of the Twelve Apostles whom Jesus chose as his original disciples. His life is prominently featured in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. - Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas (" Agios Nikolaos", "victory of the people") is the common name for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (in modern day Antalya province, Turkey), a Lycian saint who had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus. In 1087 his remains were abducted and removed to Bari in southern Italy, so that he is also Saint Nicholas of Bari. - Constantine I
Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February c. 280 - 22 May 337 AD), commonly known as Constantine I, (among Roman Catholics) and Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine (among Eastern Orthodox Christians), was a Roman Emperor, proclaimed Augustus by his troops in 306, who ruled an ever-growing portion of the Roman Empire until his death. Best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor, … - John Meyendorff
John Meyendorff was a modern Orthodox scholar, writer, and teacher. His birth name was Ivan Feofilovich Baron von Meyendorff ("Иван Феофилович барон фон Мейендорф") and he was known as "Jean Meyendorff" during his life in France. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Meyendorff completed his secondary education in France and his theological education at the Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris in 1949. - Maximus The Confessor
Saint Maximus the Confessor (also known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople) (c. 580 - 13 August, 662) was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. However, he gave up this life in the political sphere to enter into the monastic life. - Seraphim Rose
Seraphim Rose, born Eugene Dennis Rose (August 13, 1934-September 2, 1982), was a hieromonk or priest-monk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in the United States, whose writings have helped spread Orthodox Christianity throughout modern America and the West. Although not formally canonized, he is venerated by some Orthodox Christians as a saint in iconography, liturgy, and prayer. - Gregory Of Nazianzus
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (329 - January 25, 389), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a 4th century Christian bishop of Constantinople. Gregory is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age. As a classically trained speaker and philosopher he infused Hellenism into the early church, establishing the paradigm of Byzantine theologians and church officials. - Seraphim Of Sarov
Saint Seraphim of Sarov, born Prokhor Moshnin (Прохор Мошнин), is one of the most renowned Russian monks and mystics in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is generally considered the greatest of the nineteenth century startsy, and arguably the first. He is remembered for extending the monastic teachings of contemplation and self-denial to the layperson, and taught that the purpose of the Christian life was to acquire the Holy Spirit. - Irenaeus
Irenaeus, (b. 2nd century; d. end of 2nd/beginning of 3rd century) was bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, which is now Lyon, France. His writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology, and he is recognized as a saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church; both consider him a Father of the Church. He was a notable early Christian apologist. He was also a disciple of Polycarp, who was said to be a disciple of John the Evangelist. - Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew, called in the Orthodox tradition "Protocletos", or the "First-called", is a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" (from Greek : ανδρεία, manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the second or third century B.C. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him. In the Christian bible, St. Andrew, the Apostle, son of Jonah, … - Justinian I
commonly known as Justinian I, or (among Eastern Orthodox Christians) as Saint Justinian the Great; c. 482/483 – November 13 or November 14 565) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 until his death, and second member of the Justinian Dynasty, after his uncle Justin I. Justinian's rule constitutes a distinct epoch in the history of the Byzantine Empire, the impact of his administration extending far beyond the boundaries of his time and his empire. - Athanasius Of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a Christian bishop, the Bishop of Alexandria, in the fourth century. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Oriental Orthodox Church, and regarded as a great leader of the Church by Protestants. He is the earliest living of those declared Doctors by the Roman Catholic Church, … - Joseph Of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea was, according to the Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus was crucified. A native of Arimathea, he was apparently a man of wealth, and probably a member of the Sanhedrin (which is the way "bouleutēs", literally "counsellor", is often interpreted in and). Joseph was an "honourable counsellor, who waited (or "was searching") for the kingdom of God" (Mark 15:43), … - Myrrhbearers
The term Myrrhbearers refers to the women who came to the tomb of Christ early in the morning and were the first witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus. Also included are Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, who took the body of Jesus down from the cross, embalmed it with myrrh and aloes, wrapped it in clean linen, and placed it in a new tomb.. The Myrrhbearing women followed Jesus during his earthly ministry in Galilee, … - Leo I I
Flavius Valerius Leo (401-18 January 474), known in English as Leo the Thracian or Leo I, was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 457 to 474. He was the last of a series of emperors placed on the throne by Aspar, the Alan serving as commander-in-chief of the army. Leo's coronation as moneyon February 7 457, was the first known to involve the Patriarch of Constantinople. - Theophan The Recluse
St. Theophan the Recluse, also known as "Theophan Zatvornik" (Russian: Феофан Затворник), (1815-1894) is a well-known saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born George Vasilievich Govorov, in the village of Chernavsk. His father was a Russian Orthodox priest. He was educated in the seminaries at Livny, Orel and Kiev. In 1841 he was ordained, became a monk, and adopted the name Theophan. He later became the Bishop of Tambov. - Mary Of Egypt
Venerable Mary of Egypt (ca. 344 – ca. 421) is revered as the patron saint of penitent women, most particularly in the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, but also in the Roman, Eastern Catholic and Anglican churches. - John Climacus
John Climacus, also known as John of the Ladder, "John Scholasticus" and "John Sinaites", was a 6th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches. He was born in Syria, and came to the monastery and became a novice when he was about 16 years old, taught by monk named Martyrius. - Symeon The New Theologian
Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022) is one of three saints of the Eastern Orthodox church to have been given the title of Theologian (the others are St. John the Apostle and St. Gregory Nazianzen). Born in Galatia and educated at Constantinople, he became abbot of the monastery of St. Mamas. St. Symeon was a poet who embodied the mystical tradition. He wrote that humans could and should experience God directly. - Basil Of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was Bishop of Caesarea, a leading churchman in the 4th century. The Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches consider him a saint and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Gregory Nazianzus and John Chrysostom. Basil, Gregory Nazianzus, and Basil's brother Gregory of Nyssa are called the Cappadocian Fathers. The Roman Catholic Church considers him a saint and a Doctor of the Church. - John Cassian
Saint John Cassian (Latin: Jo(h)annes Eremita Cassianus, Joannus Cassianus, or Joannes Massiliensis) is a Christian theologian celebrated in the Western and Eastern Churches for his mystical writings. He is known both as one of the "Scythian monks" and as one of the "Desert Fathers." He was born around 360 possibly in the eastern Roman Empire. Whether or not he was a Scythian by birth, as a young adult, … - John The Apostle
John the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Christian tradition identifies him with the authors of several New Testament works, including the Gospel of John. - Georges Florovsky
Georges Vasilievich Florovsky was an Eastern Orthodox theologian, historian and early ecumenist though later he rejected the movement and its aims. - Job
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Job (Osacky) of Chicago is the current archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of the Midwest. His territory includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Archbishop Job was born Richard John Osacky in Chicago on March 18, 1946. Saints Peter and Paul Church, at 53rd Street and Western Avenue, is his home parish. - Saint Cyril
Saint Cyril was a Byzantine Greek monk, scholar, theologian, and linguist. He is best known today for his work in Christianising the Slavs and, with his brother Saint Methodius, is credited with devising the Glagolithic and rarely also with devising the Cyrillic alphabet. He was known during his life as Constantine (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Konstantínos); the Greek name Cyril seems to have been given to him only shortly before his death, if not after. - Hierotheos
Metropolitan Hierotheos (Vlachos) (born 1945) is a Greek theologian. Born in Ioannina, Greece, he graduated from the Theological School of the University of Thessaloniki and was ordained deacon in 1971 and priest in 1972. Served in the Archdiocese of Athens as a preacher and Director of the Youth Section from 1987 to 1995. He taught Greek and lectured on Orthodox Ethics at the St. - Thomas The Apostle
Thomas, also called St Thomas, Judas Thomas or Didymus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels and "Acts" list this "twin" ("Toma" means "twin" in Aramaic, as does "Didymus" in Greek) among the apostles (Mt 10:3, Mk 3:18, Lk 6:15). - David Bentley Hart
David Bentley Hart is an Eastern Orthodox theologian, philosopher, writer, and cultural commentator. He has taught at the University of Virginia, the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), Duke Divinity School, and Loyola College in Maryland. He currently holds a one-year appointment as the Robert J. Randall Chair at Providence College. His work exhibits an enormous knowledge of the Western philosophical tradition, from classical antiquity to postmodernity, … - Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has been the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and thus "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, since 2 November 1991. - Mark Of Ephesus
Mark of Ephesus, in Greek Μάρκος Ευγένικος, a 15th century bishop of Ephesus, is famous for his defense of Eastern Orthodoxy at the Council of Florence (1438-1445 A.D.) in spite of Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaeologus and Pope Eugene IV. He held Rome to be in schism and heresy for its acceptance of the Filioque clause added to the Nicene Creed and for the claims of the papacy to universal jurisdiction over the Church, … - Metropolitan Anthony
Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh (19 June 1914 - 4 August 2003), Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was founder and for many years bishop, archbishop then metropolitan of the diocese of Sourozh, the Russian Orthodox Moscow Patriarchate's diocese for Great Britain and Ireland. (The name 'Sourozh' was transferred from the historical episcopal see in the city now named Sudak in the Crimea).
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