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The Russian Orthodox Church had a female monastic subdiaconate into the 20th century. The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece restored the female monastic order of "deaconess" in 2004. [33] And on 16 November 2016, the Holy Synod of Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria also restored the female diaconate, actually for subdeaconesses. [34]
The following list explains the titles and gives an exemplary saint for each title: Archangel: an angel of the second lowest rank, whose purpose is to act as a messenger of God to humans; this rank of angel is the only one to have known names [1] [2] (e.g. St. Michael) [3]
This is a partial list of canonised saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, 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".
This list of saints in the Russian Orthodox Church includes only people canonized as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church, or the preceding Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'. Saints are sorted by their first names. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow canonised a total of 39 saints at two Church councils held in 1547 and 1549, and later added 8 more ...
Transitional Deacon, i.e., a deacon who is studying for the priesthood: The Reverend Deacon. (Full Name); Deacon (Full Name); Deacon (Surname). Brother: Brother (Full Name), (any religious order's postnominals); Brother (Given Name). In some teaching orders Brother (Surname) is customary. Religious sister or nun: Sister (Full Name), (any ...
The list below contains some of those saints and their feast days. Saint Sava I, fresco in the King's Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia. Saint Jovan Vladimir, Serbian Orthodox icon Saint Stefan Uroš, fresco. Venerable Avakum (Deacon Avakum) – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] Venerable Anastasia of Serbia (Ana Nemanjić) – 4 July [O.S. 21 June]
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The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa ordained its first female deacon, Angelic Molen, in Zimbabwe, making her the first female deacon in the Eastern Orthodox Church. [227] [228] [229] The Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Tabora in the Anglican Church of Tanzania voted to allow the ordination of women priests. [254]