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List of Oriental Orthodox saints

This is a partial list of canonised saints in the Oriental Orthodox Church.

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Some saints listed may also be a part of a larger group of saints also listed (particularly martyrs, such as the 21 Coptic Christian Martyrs of Libya and the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste).

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Image Saint Died (Year) Feast Day (NS/OS) Notes
Severus of Antioch 538 8 February (Alexandria)[1]
29 September (Antioch)[2]		 Church Father, Patriarch of Antioch. Also called Severus the Great and Crown of the Syrians.
21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya 2015 15 February (Alexandria)[3] Murdered by the Islamic State for their Christian belief on 15‌ February 2015. Twenty were ethnic Copts, one was Ghanian.
John of Tella 538 6 February (Antioch)[4] Bishop of Tella, helped preserve the Antiochian hierarchy during times of severe persecution.
Jacob of Edessa 708 5 June (Antioch)[5] Bishop of Edessa, poet, translator, historian, philosopher-theologian and commentator.
Ignatius of Antioch 107 20 December (Antioch)[6]
7 Epip (Alexandria)[7]
Monday after 4th Sunday of Advent (Armenia)[8]		 Successor of Peter, patriarch of Antioch, namesake of Antiochian patriarchs since 1293. Dubbed Theophorus (God-Bearer) or Nuhrono (Illuminated).
Yared 571 19 May (Axum)[9] Aksumite composer, hymnwriter, and scholar.
Anthony the Great 356 18 January (Antioch)[10]
22 Topa (Alexandria)[11]
Monday after 5th Sunday of Exaltation of the Cross (Armenia)[12]		 Desert Father, hermit, mystic, dubbed "Father of All Monks".
Athanasius of Alexandria 373 7 Pashons (Alexandria)[13]
18‌ January (Antioch)
 Church Father, the chief proponent of Trinitarianism against Arianism, dubbed "Athanasius the Apostolic"‌ among Copts.
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste 320 9 March (Antioch)[14]
29 March (Armenia)[15]		 Forty Roman soldiers were executed for refusing to denounce their belief in Christ, including one of the executors himself. Assyrians celebrate Rozune in their honour.[16]
Dioscurus of Alexandria 454 7 Thout (Alexandria)[17]
4 September (Antioch)[18]		 Pope of Alexandria and defender of orthodoxy against Chalcedonian persecution.
Jacob of Serug 521 29 November (Antioch)[19] Poet, theologian, and defender of Miaphysitism in the Syriac church.
Cyril of Alexandria 444 27 June (Antioch)[20]
3 Epip (Alexandria)[21]		 Pope of Alexandria and presiding bishop at the Council of Ephesus, dubbed the "Pillar of Faith".
Pope Kyrillos VI 1971 30 Meshir (Alexandria) 116th Pope of Alexandria. Many miracles are attributed to him.
Gregory the Illuminator 331 30 September (Antioch, Alexandria, Armenia, and Axum)[22] Illuminator of Armenia, converted it from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in 301.
Philoxenus of Mabbug 523 10 December (Antioch)[23] Bishop of Mabbug, defender of Miaphysite orthodoxy, dubbed "Teacher of Teachers" (ܡܠܦܢܵܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܹܐ;Malphōnô d-Malphōnē).
Gregory the Illuminator 331 30 September (Antioch, Alexandria, Armenia, and Axum)[24] Illuminator of Armenia, converted it from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in 301.
Gregory Barhebraeus 1286 30 July (Antioch)[25] Maphrian, theologian, philosopher, physician, and scientist. Dubbed many laudatory titles.
Pishoy 417 2 July (Antioch)[26]
8 Epip/15 July (Alexandria)[27]		 Desert Father, ascetic, personally witnessed Christ. Dubbed "The Perfect Man".
Michael the Syrian 1199 7 November (Antioch)[28] Patriarch of Antioch, famous for his Chronicle, described as "one of the greatest pontiffs of the Church of God, the finest of the Patriarchs of Antioch, a scholar, and a famous chronicler; of everlasting name, of graceful pursuit, and of uncommon qualities, of widely known virtues, and of good deeds".
Mercurius Philopateer 250 25 Epip/1-2 August (Alexandria)[29] Roman soldier, martyr, dubbed "Two-sworded"‌(أبو سيفين; Abū Sēfēin).

References

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  1. ↑ "Amshir 9 - Lives of Saints: Synaxarium - CopticChurch.net".
  2. ↑ Curtin, D. P. (July 2015). Jacobite Arab Synaxarium - Volume I. Dalcassian Publishing Company. ISBN 9781088061237.
  3. ↑ "لماذا-اعتمد-المجمع-المقدس-15-فبراير-عيد-ا-لشهداء-الكنيسة-". Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Rajan (2017), pp. 78–80
  5. ↑ Rajan (2017), pp. 15–18
  6. ↑ Rajan (2007), pp. 49–51
  7. ↑ "7 أبيب - اليوم السابع من شهر أبيب - السنكسار". Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Armenian Church (2002), p. 603
  9. ↑ "The Feast of the Departure of Saint Yared – Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church Sunday School Department – Mahibere Kidusan". Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Rajan (2007), pp. 67–69
  11. ↑ "The Departure of St. Anthony the Great (Antonius) - 22 Tubah - Topa Month - Coptic Synaxarium". St-Takla.org. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Universal Saints Celebrated by the Armenian Church". Aypoupen - Website All About Armenians Around the World. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Synaxarium Bashons 7: St. Athanasius the Apostolic the 20th. Pope of Alexandria. - CopticChurch.net". www.copticchurch.net. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Rajan (2001), p. 61
  15. ↑ Church of St. John, Armenian Apostolic Church (25 March 2025). "FORTY MARTYRS OF SEBASTIA ՔԱՌԱՍՈՒՆ ՄԱՆԿՈՒՆՔ". St. John Armenian Church. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Abdalla, Michael (1991). Walker, Harlan (ed.). The Way the Contemporary Western Assyrians take Food in the Middle East during Fasts and Church Holidays. Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. pp. 15–26. ISBN 9780907325468.
  17. ↑ "Commemorations for Tout 7". Coptic Orthodox Church Network. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  18. ↑ Rajan (2023), p. 159
  19. ↑ Brock, Sebastian P. (2011). "Yaʿqub of Serugh". Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. p. 433.
  20. ↑ Rajan (2023), p. 135
  21. ↑ https://st-takla.org/books/en/church/synaxarium/11-abeeb/03-epep-kyrillos.html
  22. ↑ "St. Gregory the Illuminator Biography, Legends, & Facts --- Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  23. ↑ Rajan (2023), p. 414
  24. ↑ "St. Gregory the Illuminator Biography, Legends, & Facts --- Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  25. ↑ Rajan (2007), p. 101
  26. ↑ Rajan (2023), p. 104
  27. ↑ "Anba Bishoy". SMPCVI. 15 July 2020. Image top of the page. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  28. ↑ Rajan (2007), p. 97
  29. ↑ "الشهيد فيلوباتير مرقوريوس أبو سيفين". St-Takla.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 June 2026.

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