- Herman Of Alaska
Herman of Alaska was the first saint to be canonized by the Orthodox Church in America. - John Of Shanghai And San Francisco
Saint John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco was a noted Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) who was active in the mid-20th century. He was a pastor and spiritual father of high reputation, a Fool-for-Christ, and a reputed wonderworker to whom was attributed great powers of prophecy, clairvoyance and healing. - Ignatius Brianchaninov
Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807-1867) is a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born Dimitri Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, to a wealthy landowning family. He was educated at Pioneer Military School in St. Petersburg. Although successful in his studies he was deeply unhappy there and turned to a life of prayer. In 1827 he fell seriously ill and left the army on this ground. - Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna Of Russia
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaievna of Russia (Tatiana Nikolaievna Romanova, (May 29 (O.S.)/June 10 (N.S.), 1897 - July 17, 1918), was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last autocratic ruler of Russia, and of Tsarina Alexandra. She was better known than her three sisters and headed Red Cross committees during World War I. She nursed wounded soldiers in a military hospital from 1914 to 1917, … - Varvara Yakovleva
Sister Varvara Yakovleva, also known as Sister Barbara Yakovleva, or simply Nun Barbara. (died July 18, 1918), was a Russian Orthodox nun in the convent of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna. She was killed by the Bolsheviks along with the grand duchess and Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Prince Igor Konstantinovich of Russia, Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia, Fyodor Remez, … - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Of Russia
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia ("Anastasia Nikolayevna Romanova", (— July 17, 1918), was the youngest daughter of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna. Anastasia was a younger sister of Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duchess Maria, and was an elder sister of Alexei Nikolaievitch, Tsarevitch of Russia. - Princess Olga Of Kiev
Saint Olga (also called "Olga Prekrasa" (Ольга Прекраса), or "Olga the Beauty", Old Norse: "Helga"; born c. 890 died July 11, 969, Kiev) was a Pskov woman of Varangian extraction who married the future Igor of Kiev, arguably in 903. The Primary Chronicle gives 879 as her date of birth, which is rather unlikely, given the fact that her only son was probably born some 65 years after that date. - Peter The Aleut
Cungagnaq, presumably a native of Kodiak Island (Aleutian Islands) is said to have received the Christian name of Peter when he was baptized into the Orthodox faith by the monks of St. Herman's missionaries operating in the north. In 1815 a group of Aleut seal and otter hunters, including Peter, was captured by Spanish sailors, who took them to San Francisco, California for interrogation, which probably occurred at Mission San Francisco de Asis, … - 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. - Nicholas Of Japan
Saint Nicholas, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, Nikolai Kasatkin, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (February 16, 1912) was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and saint. He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan. The Orthodox cathedral of Tokyo (metropolitan diocese of Japan), Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral, was informally named after him as "Nikorai-do", first by the local community, and today nationwide, … - Tikhon Of Moscow
Saint Tikhon of Moscow, was the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of the Russian Orthodox Church during the early years of the Soviet Union, 1917 through 1925. From 1878 to 1883, Vasily studied at the Pskov Theological Seminary. In 1888, at the age of 23, he graduated from the St. Petersburg Theological Academy as a layman. He then returned to the Pskov Seminary and became an instructor of Moral and Dogmatic Theology. - Jacob Of Alaska
Jacob Netsvetov, the "Enlightener of Alaska," was a native of the Aleutian Islands who became a priest of the Orthodox Church and continued the missionary work of St. Innocent among his and other Alaskan people. His feast day is celebrated on the day of his death, July 26. - Innocent Of Alaska
Saint Innocent of Alaska (August 26, 1797, Irkutsk province, Russia - March 31, 1879) was a Russian Orthodox priest, bishop, archbishop and Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. He is known for his missionary work, scholarship and leadership in Alaska and the Russian Far East during the 1800s. He is known for his great zeal for his work as well as his great abilities as a scholar, linguist and administrator. - Raphael Of Brooklyn
Saint Raphael of Brooklyn was born as Raphael Hawaweeny in Damascus, Syria. He was educated at the Patriarchal School in Damascus, the Patriarchical Halki seminary in Turkey, and at the Theological Academy in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). In 1904 he became the first Orthodox bishop to be consecrated in North America; the consecration was performed by Archbishop (Saint) Tikhon of Moscow and Bishop Innocent in New York City. - Joseph Volotsky
Joseph Volotsky, also known as Joseph of Volotsk, or Joseph of Volokolamsk was a prominent caesaropapist ideologist of the Russian Orthodox Church who led the party defending monastic landownership. He is a saint in the Orthodox Church and his memory is celebrated on September 9 and October 18 (Julian Calendar). - Nil Sorsky
Nil Sorsky was a leader of the Russian medieval movement opposing ecclesiastic landownership. Nil Sorsky is venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. His feast day is on the anniversary of his repose on May 7. - Vasily Gryaznov
St Basil Gryaznov (1816 - February 16 1869), also known as Holy Vasily, is a Russian saint, glorified in 1999 for living a righteous life. - Andronic Nikolsky
Andronik (Nikolsky), also spelled Andronic, was a bishop in the Orthodox Church of Russia and a saint, glorified as Hieromartyr Andronik, Archbishop Of Perm in 2000. Archbishop Andronik was born Vladimir Nikolsky, on August 1, 1870, in Povodnevo, a village in Myshkin uyezd, Yaroslavl diocese. His father was a deacon. After he finished his studies at the Yaroslavl Seminary in 1891, he entered the Moscow Theological Academy. - Xenia Of Saint Petersburg
Saint Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg is a patron saint of St. Petersburg. She was married to Colonel Andrey Fyodorovich Petrov, who served as a chanter at the Saint Andrew Cathedral. According to tradition the Holy Spirit led her to give away all her possessions to the poor after her husband died. Xenia became a "fool-for-Christ" and for 45 years wandered around the streets of St. Petersburg, usually wearing her late husband's military uniform. - Matryona Nikonova
Matryona Dmitrievna Nikonova, the Blessed Elder of Moscow, (1885 - May 5, 1952), is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. - Theodosius Of Kiev
Theodosius of Kiev is an 11th century saint who brought Cenobitic Monasticism to Kievan Rus' and, together with St Anthony of Kiev, founded the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves). A biography of Theodosius was written in the twelfth century. His feast day is May 3. Saint Theodosius' greatest achievement has been the introducing of the rule of Saint Theodorus Studita in the lavra and later in all of Rus. - Metropolitan Trifon
Metropolitan Trifon is a revered hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1901 he became the Bishop of Dmitrov and a vicar of the Moscow Eparchy. On February 26, 1915 Trifon was awarded the Panagia on the Ribbon of Saint George and the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky for the divine service on the fronts of World War I. After Metropolitan Sergius proclaimed the declaration of loyalty of the Church to the Soviet state on August 19, 1927, … - Saint Ambrose Of Optina
Hieroschemamonk Ambrose was a Starets in Optina Monastery. Born sixth of eight children, Ambrose had a very lively humor and sociable character which conflicted with his more stoic spiritual discipline. Ambrose had many struggles with illness throughout his life building upon these struggles for insight into the human condition. Ambrose arrived at Optina monastery in 1839 when the monastery was in its spiritual hayday. - Gavriil Belostoksky
Gavriil Belostoksky (alternatively Gavrila or Gabriel,) (April 2 <small>O.S.</small> 1684-April 20? <small>O.S.</small> 1690) is the only canonized child saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. The legend of his tragic death was turned into an antisemitic blood libel. His cult, revived in Belarus in 1990s, raised concerns of human rights organizations. - Barlaam Of Kiev
Barlaam of Kiev was the first abbot of the monastery Kiev Pechersk Lavra, located in Kiev, Ukraine. He is regarded as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, with a feast day of November 14.
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