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Thesaints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of theEastern Catholic Churches of theByzantine Rite) have various customarysaint titles with which they are commemorated on theliturgical calendar and inDivine Services.

Many of the titles can overlap with each other (e.g. apostle and disciple) or are at least not mutually exclusive. Some of them are, however, mutually exclusive (e.g. prophet and righteous). Some titles are only given to one saint, very often theVirgin Mary, and some titles are also no longer given to saints (e.g. apostle).

It is not rare that certain titles, such asVenerable,Prophet orHieromartyr, are placed in front of a saint's name instead of the standardSaint (e.g.Venerable Bede,Prophet Jonah orHieromartyr Maximus Sandovic).

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The following list explains the titles and gives an exemplary saint for each title:

Archangel: anangel of thesecond lowest rank, whose purpose is to act as a messenger of God to humans; this rank of angel is the only oneto have known names^[1]^[2] (e.g.Michael the Archangel)^[3]
Apostle: one of the twelve men who followedJesus and who were sent out on theGreat Commission inMatthew 28:16–20 to spread theGospel to all nations;^[4] they may also be simultaneously be calledDisciples (althoughJudas Iscariot was one of the originaltwelve Apostles, he is never called as such in the Orthodox Church, since his position was filled in bySt. Matthias afterhis suicide)^[5]
Blessed: a title very often given toFools for Christ (see below) as well as rulers and monastics known for their great piety andasceticism. It is also rarely used in its literal sense for certain early saints (e.g.Basil the Blessed,Peter I of Bulgaria andBlessed Augustine respectively)^[6]
Child Martyr: a martyr who was martyred at a young age, typically below the age of 20^{[citation needed]} (e.g.Gabriel of Białystok)^[7]
Confessor of the Faith orConfessor: one who suffered for the faith but was not martyred outright^[8] (e.g.Maximus the Confessor)^[9]
Disciple: one of theseventy or seventy-two men who were sent by Jesus in pairs to spreadthe Gospel inLuke 10:1–21; they may also simultaneously be calledApostles^[10] (e.g.Timothy of Ephesus)^[11]
Enlightener orIlluminator: a saint who first brought the faith to a people or region, or who did major work of evangelisation there^[12] (e.g.Sava I of Serbia)^[13]
Ethnomartyr: a martyr who was martyred due to their ethnicity (e.g.Gregory V of Constantinople)^[14]
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, but was not one of thetwelve Apostles^[15]^[16] (e.g.Constantine the Great)^[17]
Evangelist: one of the four men who wrote thefour Gospels, as well as any saint who preached the Gospel^{[citation needed]} (e.g.Luke the Evangelist)^[18]
Fool for Christ: one known for his apparent yet holy foolishness or insanity^[19] (e.g.Gabriel of Georgia)^[20]
Great Hierarch: one of theThree Holy Hierarchs, which includesBasil the Great,Gregory the Theologian, andJohn Chrysostom^[21]
God-bearing orTheophoros: title given toIgnatius of Antioch, who according toholy tradition, was one of the children who went toJesus inMatthew 19:13–14^[15]^[22]
Healer: a saint who used the power of God to heal maladies and injuries (e.g.Tryphon of Campsada)^[23]
Hesychast: a monastic saint who prayed usinghesychasm (e.g.Joseph the Hesychast)^[24]
Hieroconfessor: a confessor who is also aclergyman (e.g.Martin the Confessor)^[25]
Hieromartyr orpriestmartyr: a martyr who is also a clergyman (e.g.Charalambos)^[26]
Iconographer: a saint who creates, orwrites,icons (e.g.Andrew the Iconographer)^[27]
Intercessor: a saint who prays, or intercedes, on behalf of the living and the dead.^[28] All saints bear this title, although they are rarely ever formally titled as such (e.g.Seraphim of Sarov)
Martyr: ultimately fromAncient Greek:μάρτυς,lit. 'witness';^[29] one who has died for the faith^[30] (e.g.Sebastian of Rome)^[31]
Merciful: one known foralmsgiving, especially towards the poor (e.g.John the Merciful)^[32]
Myrrhbearer: the first witnesses of theResurrection of Jesus^[15]^[33] (e.g.Mary Magdalene)^[34]
Myroblyte,Myrrh-gusher orMyrrh-streaming: therelics of the saint exude holy and sweet-smelling —and often miraculous—oil (e.g.Simeon the Myrrh-streaming)^[35]^[36]
New orYounger: title of a saint who shares a name with an earlier saint (e.g.Stephen the Younger)^[37]
New Confessor: a confessor, often but not always sharing a name with an earlier one, who suffered for the faith during or after theOttoman persecutions^[38] or onwards^[39] (e.g.Barnabas the New Confessor)
New Martyr orNeomartyr: a martyr, often but not always sharing a name with an earlier one, who was martyred during the Ottoman persecutions^[38] or onwards^[39] (e.g.Maria of Paris)^[40]
Newly-Revealed: a saint whose veneration was either forgotten within the Church or previously unknown, but was later revived through miraculous means (e.g.Phanourios the Newly-Revealed)^[41]
Panagia: fromGreek:Παναγία,romanized: Panagia,lit. 'All-holy';^[42] the title is only given to theVirgin Mary, referring to her position as the holiest of all saints^[43]
Passion Bearer: one who was killed not for the faith but faced death in a Christ-like manner^[44]^[45] (e.g.Nicholas II of Russia)^[46]
Pillar of Orthodoxy:Photius the Great,Gregory Palamas, andMark of Ephesus are each known by this title, for their defenses of Orthodox doctrine^[47]^[48]
Prophet: a saint under theOld Covenant who anticipated and prophesiedChrist and who spoke the word of God^[8]^[49] (e.g.Elijah)^[50]
Protomartyr: the first martyr in a given region or time period (in the case ofStephen the Protomartyr, the first martyr of the whole Church)^[51]
Right-Believing: amonarch or ruler who treated the Church and the people well (e.g.Vladimir of Novgorod)^[52]
Righteous: a saint under the Old Covenant who is not a prophet but also a married saint of theNew Covenant (e.g.Job^[53] andFevronia of Murom^[54] respectively)
Saint: ultimately fromLatin:sanctus,lit. 'holy one';^[55] a human or angel who is inheaven; one who has beensaved, whom the Church on earth has recognised andglorified.^[56]^[57] All saints bear this title (e.g.Publius of Malta)^[58]
Stylite: a monastic saint who lived an ascetic life on top of a pillar, often not coming down for long periods of time^[59] (e.g.Daniel the Stylite)^[60]
Taxiarch: an archangel who leads theHeavenly Host; only ArchangelsMichael andGabriel are given this title.^[61]
Theologian: a saint whose writings have introduced new theological doctrines; only three saints are given the titleTheologian:John the Theologian,^[62]Gregory the Theologian,^[63] andSymeon the New Theologian.^[64]
Theotokos,Bogorodica orMother of God: ultimately fromGreek:Θεοτόκος,romanized: Theotókos,lit. 'She who gave birth to God', the title given only to theVirgin Mary, since she gave birth toJesus, who Orthodox Christians believe is theSecond Person of the Holy Trinity, and thus God^[65]^[66]^[67]
Unmercenary Healer: a saint who used the power of God to heal maladies and injuries without payment^[68] (e.g.Pantaleon of Nicomedia)^[69]
Venerable: amonastic saint; a saint who is amonk ornun^[70] (e.g.Paisios of Mount Athos)^[71]
Venerable martyr,hosiomartyr,monk-martyr ornun-martyr: a martyred monastic (e.g.Zeno of Gaza)
Virgin: a female saint who consecrated her life to Christ and made avow of chastity (e.g.Agatha of Palermo)^[72]
Virgin Martyr: a celibate female martyr (e.g.Lucy of Syracuse)^[73]
Wonderworker orthaumaturge: a saint known for performing miracles during his/her lifetime^[74] (e.g.Nicholas of Myra)^[75]