The holy figures of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. Th ...

) have various customary saint titles with which they are commemorated on the liturgical calendar and in Divine Services. The following list explains the references: * Theologian: Has classical meaning, but only three saints are given the appellation ''Theologian'': John the Theologian, Gregory the Theologian, and Symeon the New Theologian. * * Confessor: one who has suffered for the faith but not martyred outright * Enlightener: the saint who first brought the faith to a people or region, or who did major work of evangelization there * Equal-to-the-Apostles: one whose work greatly built up the Church, whether through direct missionary work or through assisting the Church's place in society *

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ ( el, διά Χριστόν σαλότητα, cu, оуродъ, юродъ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting socie ...

: a saint known for his apparent, yet holy insanity *God-bearing: title given to one of the Holy Fathers"The Titles of the Saints", Orthodox Holiness
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Great-martyr A great martyr (also spelled greatmartyr or great-martyr) or megalomartyr (from Byzantine Greek , , from , 'great' + , 'martyr'; cu, великомꙋ́ченикъ; ro, mare mucenic; ka, დიდმოწამე) is a classification of s ...

: one who was martyred for the faith and suffered torture *Healer: a saint who used the power of God to heal maladies and injuries *Hieroconfessor: a confessor who is also a clergyman * Hieromartyr: a martyr who is also a clergyman * Martyr: one who has died for the faith *Merciful: one known for charitable work, especially toward the poor * Myrrhbearers: the first witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus *

Myroblyte A myroblyte (; from Byzantine Greek language, Byzantine Greek , , 'whose relics produce myron'; la, myroblyta; cu, мѵрото́чецъ; ro, izvorâtor de mir; ka, მირონმდინარე) is a Christian saint from whose relics or ...

, Myrrh-gushing or Myrrh-streaming: the relics of the saint exude holy and sweet-smelling (and often miraculous) oil *

New-martyr The title of New Martyr or Neomartyr ( el, νεο-, ''neo''-, the prefix for "new"; and μάρτυς, ''martys'', "witness") is conferred in some denominations of Christianity to distinguish more recent martyrs and confessors from the old martyrs ...

: a martyr often bearing the same name as a more ancient martyr, but usually more recent in the Church's history * Passion-bearer: one who faced his death in a Christ-like manner * Prophet: an Old Testament saint who anticipated ChristFrawley, Fr. Joseph, "The Glorification of the Saints in the Orthodox Church", ''The Orthodox Church Newspaper'', April-May 2000
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Stephen the Protomartyr Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

, the first martyr of the whole Church) * Right-Believing: an epithet used for sainted secular rulers * Righteous: a holy person under the

Old Covenant The Mosaic covenant (named after Moses), also known as the Sinaitic covenant (after the biblical Mount Sinai), refers to a covenant between God and the Israelites, including their proselytes, not limited to the ten commandments, nor the event wh ...

(Old Testament Israel) but also sometimes used for married saints of the New Covenant (the Church) * Unmercenary Healer: a saint who used the power of God to heal maladies and injuries without charge * Venerable: a monastic saint *Venerable-martyr: a martyred monastic * Virgin Martyr: an unmarried, non-monastic, chaste female martyr *

Wonder-worker Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking. A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a "thaumaturge", "thauma ...

: a saint renowned for performing miracles

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Titles A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the f ...

Saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...

Types of saints Saint titles

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