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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".
The Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite) have various customary saint titles with which they are commemorated on the liturgical calendar and in Divine Services. Many of the titles of saints can overlap with each other (e.g. apostle and disciple) or are at least not mutually exclusive ...
Anna Makkavaiou of Asia Minor. Pope Anterus. Anthony of Kiev. Apollinaris Syncletica. Saint Apollonia. Apronia of Toul. Asteria of Bergamo. Augustine of Hippo. Avitus II of Clermont.
Athanasios Parios. Pelagia of Tinos. Saint Phanourios. Philothei of Athens. Philoumenos (Hasapis) of Jacob's Well. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts". Immediately below it in importance, there is a group of Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον). Together with Pascha, these are the most ...
Greek saints. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greek saints.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 November 2024. Second-largest Christian church This article is about the Eastern Orthodox Church as an institution. For its religion, doctrine and tradition, see Eastern Orthodoxy. For other uses of "Orthodox Church", see Orthodox Church (disambiguation). For other uses of "Greek Orthodox", see Greek ...
Athonite Monasticism. Saint Paisios of Mount Athos (Greek: Ἅγιος Παΐσιος ὁ Ἁγιορείτης, pronounced [ˈo:sios pai̯:sios o aɣiori̯ ːtis]; secular name: Arsenios Eznepidis (Greek: Αρσένιος Εζνεπίδης); 1924–1994), was a well-known Greek Eastern Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, originally from ...