This list of Russian saints includes the saints canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian saints canonized by other Eastern Orthodox Churches .
Boris and Gleb , the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus'
Saints are sorted by their first names.
See also the category Category:Russian saints .
A more complete list of saints:
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Abraham and Coprius of Gryazovets (XV century), founders of the monastery in Gryazovets
Avvakum (XVI century), was the Protopope of the Old Believer Faith , he was martyred in 1682.
Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev Caves , 12th- and 13th-century monks from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Abraham of Bulgaria (d. 1229), Muslim -born convert from Volga Bulgaria , killed for his conversion, martyr
Abraham of Galich , hegumen , founder of four monasteries on Lake Chukhloma in Kostroma Oblast
Abraham of Mirozha , a 12th-century abbot of the Mirozhsky Monastery at Pskov
Abraham of Rostov , founder of the Abraham Epiphany Monastery in Rostov
Abraham of Smolensk , 12th-century monk and icon-painter, justified by a miracle and acquitted against the charges leveled against him
Adrian of Poshekhonye , monk and iconographer , the founder and first hegumen of the Dormition Monastery in Poshekhonye
Agapetus of the Kiev Caves , 11th-century monk and doctor from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra , who healed Prince Vladimir Monomach
Alexander Hotovitzky , Orthodox missionary in the United States, martyr executed by Bolsheviks
Alexander Nevsky , Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir , military hero famous for the Battle of Neva and the Battle of the Ice , patron saint and considered by a poll to be the greatest person in Russian history
Alexander Schmorell , martyr, one of White Rose founders, he was active against Germany's Nazi regime .
Alexander Svirsky , monk in the Valaam Monastery and the founder of Alexander-Svirsky Monastery
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna , the last Tsarina , killed during the Russian Civil War with all her family; recently the whole family were beatified as new-martyrs .
Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia , the only son of Nicholas II of Russia and the brother of Anastasia’s .
Alexis of Wilkes-Barre , a missionary in the American Midwest who converted approximately 20,000 Eastern Rite Catholics to the Russian Orthodox Church
Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow , Metropolitan of Kiev , Moscow and all Russia , regent during Prince Dmitry Donskoy 's minority, spiritual tutor of Dmitry Donskoy and Vladimir the Bold , saved the country from a Tatar raid by miraculous curing of Taydulla, wife of Khan Jani Beg the Golden Horde
Alypius of the Caves , 11th-century monk from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra , one of the first Russian icon painters
Ambrose of Optina , starets of the Optina Monastery , founder of the Shamordino Convent
Ambrosius Gudko , bishop of Sarapul and Yelabuga before the Russian Revolution of 1917
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia , the youngest and most famous daughter of Nicholas II of Russia .
Andrew Rublev , most famous Russian icon-painter , author of the Trinity
Andronic Nikolsky , archbishop of Perm, hieromartyr killed during the Russian Revolution of 1917
Anna of Kashin , medieval princess, wife of Mikhail of Tver , was twice canonized as a holy protectress of women who suffer the loss of relatives, having lost all her relatives due to wars with the Golden Horde
Anthony, John, and Eustathios , martyrs executed by pagan Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas
Anthony of Kiev , co-founder of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra , the first monastery in Russia
Anthony of Siya , founder of the Antonievo-Siysky Monastery
Arsenius Matseyevich , archbishop of Rostov who protested against the confiscation of the church's land by Empress Catherine II in 1764, was deprived of his office and imprisoned in a fortress until his death
Artemius of Verkola , 16th-century child saint whose body showed no sign of decay
Athanasius of Brest , martyr killed by Catholics for opposition to the Union of Brest in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Athanasius Sakharov , bishop of Kovrov, leader of Catacomb Church , who join to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1945
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Barbara Yakovleva , nun and sister of mercy in the convent of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna , killed by the Bolsheviks along with several Romanov Princes
Barlaam of Chikoy , 19th-century missionary in Transbaikal
Barlaam of Kiev , the first abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Barlaam of Khutyn , founder of the Khutyn Monastery in Novgorod Republic
Barsanuphius of Optina, archimandrite , starets of Optina Pustyn
Basil the Blessed , fool for Christ who gave his name to St. Basil's Cathedral on the Red Square (actually the correct name is the Cathedral of the Intercession or Pokrovsky Sobor )
Basil Kalika , 14th-century icon-painter and Archbishop of Novgorod who was elected by the veche and reinvigorated the office
Basil of Pavlovsky Posad , mid-19th-century factory worker who turned multiple Old Believers into Russian Orthodoxy
Benjamin of Petrograd , metropolitan of Petrograd
Boris and Gleb , children of Vladimir the Great , the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus'
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Daniel of Moscow , the first Grand Prince of Moscow , founder of the first Moscow monasteries (Epiphany Monastery and Danilov Monastery )Herman of Alaska
Daumantas of Pskov , ruler of Pskov who made the city independent from Novgorod Republic , defender of Russia from the Livonian Order
Demetrius Donskoy , war hero, the first Prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia, famous for the Battle of Kulikovo
Demetrius of Rostov , a leading opponent of the Caesaropapist reform of the Russian Orthodox church promoted by Theofan Prokopovich and Peter I , major religious writer
Demetrius of Uglich , son of Ivan the Terrible , mysteriously died or killed, later impersonated by the impostors False Dmitry I and False Dmitry II during the Time of Troubles
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Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna , senior sister of the last Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna , became a prominent nun after her husband was murdered by revolutionary terrorists, founded the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
Ephraim of Pereyaslavl , Metropolitan of Kiev and All-Rus' in the late 11th century
Epiphanius the Wise , a monk from Rostov , disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh , hagiographer of Saint Sergius and Saint Stephen of Perm
Eudoxia of Moscow , wife of Dmitry Donskoy , healer, founded the Ascension Monastery and the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos , the oldest surviving building in Moscow
Euphrosyne of Polatsk , granddaughter of a prince of Polotsk , Vseslav , owner of Cross of Saint Euphrosyne
Euphrosynus of Pskov , 15th-century monk from Snetogorsky Monastery who founded a monastic community near Pskov
Euthymius II of Novgorod , Archbishop of Novgorod in the 15th century, major patron of arts
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Herman of Alaska , one of the first Eastern Orthodox missionaries to the New World , patron saint of the Americas
Herman of Solovki , one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery
Herman of Valaam , preached Christianity to Karelians and Finns , co-founder of the Valaam Monastery
Hermogenes Dolganyov , hieromartyr , Bishop of Tobolsk and Siberia , killed during the Russian Revolution
Hilarion of Kiev , the first non-Greek Metropolitan of Kiev , the author of the Sermon on Law and Grace , one of the earliest Slavonic texts known
Hilarion Troitsky, archbishop of Vereya , one of the greatest Russian theologians of the early 20th century
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Igor II of Kiev , Grand Prince of Kiev turned monk, martyr
Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia , a member of the Romanov family , killed by Bolsheviks
Ilia Muromets , a medieval warrior, and in later life a monk of Kiev Pechersk Lavra .
Ignatius Bryanchaninov , bishop of Caucassus , major 19th-century spiritual writer
Innocent of Alaska , a missionary to Alaska and Metropolitan of Moscow .
Innocent of Irkutsk , a missionary to Siberia and the first bishop of Irkutsk
Ioakim Korsunianin , the first bishop of Novgorod the Great and builder of the original wooden Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
Irenarch of Rostov , a 16th-century hermit of Rostov , mystic and visionary , a companion of John the Hairy
Isaiah of Rostov , 11th-century missionary, the second bishop of Rostov
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John of Kronstadt
Job of Pochayiv , defender of Russian Orthodoxy in Ukraine, a prominent hegumen and builder of Pochayiv Lavra
John the Hairy , 16th-century yurodivy (fool-for-Christ ), a companion of Irenarch of Rostov
John Kochurov , early 20th-century Orthodox missionary to the United States, later hieromartyr killed by Bolsheviks during the October Revolution
John of Kronstadt , patron saint of St Petersburg , mystic and religious writer
John of Moscow , fool-for-Christ and wonderworker of Moscow during the reign of Boris Godunov
John of Novgorod , highly venerated 12th-century Archbishop of Novgorod
John of Pskov , a hermit living in Pskov at the turn of the 16th to 17th century
John the Russian , one of the most renowned saints in the Greek Orthodox Church , 18th-century Russian prisoner of war in the Ottoman Empire , wonderworker respected even by Muslims
John of Shanghai and San Francisco , wonderworker, archbishop and most known missionary of Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Nicholas of Japan
John of Tobolsk , founder of Chernigov Collegium, missionary in Siberia and metropolitan bishop of Tobolsk
Jonah of Manchuria , diocesan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who served in Northern China in the years immediately following the Bolshevik Revolution
Jonah of Moscow , the first independent Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia appointed without the approval of the Patriarch of Constantinople
Joseph Volotsky , prominent caesaropapist ideologist , founder of Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery
Juliana of Lazarevo , 16th-century saint, famous for helping poor and needy people, a hero of the book written by her son
Juvenaly of Alaska , Protomartyr of America , a member of the first group of Orthodox missionaries to Alaska killed by Yupik natives
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Macarius of Unzha , founder of several monasteries, including the Makaryev Monastery
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia , the third daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and the third oldest of Anastasia’s sisters.
Maria Skobtsova , noblewoman, poet, nun , and member of the French Resistance during World War II (canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate )
Mark of the Caves , a famous cave-digger in the Kiev Pechersk Monastery
Maxim Sandovich , protomartyr of the Lemko people, an Orthodox priest was executed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a russophile
Maximus the Greek , 16th-century scholar, humanist and translator
Michael of Chernigov , powerful Kievan prince killed by Mongol-Tatars for his adherence to the Christian faith
Michael of Kiev , first metropolitan of Kiev after Baptism of Rus
Michael of Klop , 15th-century fool-for-Christ and wonderworker
Michael of Tver , Grand Prince of VladimirSeraphim of Sarov killed by Mongol-Tatars
Mitrophan of Voronezh was the first bishop of Voronezh
Moses the Hungarian , 11th-century monk in the Kiev Cave Monastery , who spent 7 years as Polish prisoner after the 1018 Kiev Expedition
Matrona of Anemnyasevo, 20th-century saint
Matrona of Moscow , 20th-century saint, which claims that, from early childhood, she had the gift of prophecy, spiritual vision, and healing
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Nicetas of Novgorod , an 11th-century monk from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra who became wonderworker and bishop of Novgorod
Nicetas Stylites , 12th-century hermit and healer who bound himself in chains and enclosed himself within a pillar, thus the title 'stylites'
Nicholas Salos of Pskov , 16th-century fool-for-Christ who reprimanded Tsar Ivan the Terrible and saved the city of Pskov from Tsar's atrocity
Nestor the Chronicler , author of the Primary Chronicle (the earliest East Slavic chronicle) and several hagiographies
Nicholas II of Russia , the last Russian Emperor, killed during the Russian Civil War with all his family; recently the whole family were beatified as new-martyrs
Nicholas of Japan , archbishop and translator, who introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan
Nikon the Dry , 11th-century monk from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra , captured and enslaved by nomads and released by miracle
Nilus of Sora , founder of Non-possessors movement
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Paisius Velichkovsky , 18th-century monk and theologian who helped spread staretsdom or the concept of the spiritual elder to the Slavic world.
Paisius Yaroslavov , 15th-century monk, starets and the author of the Take of the Kamenny Monastery
Paul of Taganrog , 19th-century pilgrim and wonderworker
Peter the Aleut , 19th-century martyr in Russian America , allegedly a baptized native of the Kodiak Island (one of the Aleutian Islands ), killed by Spanish Catholics (canonized by OCA )
Peter and Fevronia , 12th-century Prince and Princess consort of Murom , Holy Couple and wonderworkers an ideal of the family love and fidelity
Peter Mogila , 17th-century Metropolitan of Kiev , theologician, educator and printer
Peter Polyansky , Metropolitan of Krutitsy , locum tenens of Russian Orthodox Church
Procopius of Ustyug , 13th-century fool for Christ and miracle worker
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Sabbas of Storozhi , founder of Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery
Sabbatius of Solovki , co-founder of the Solovetsky Monastery Sergius of Radonezh
Seraphim of Sarov , mystic and patron saint of Russia, the greatest of the 19th-century startsy
Serapion of Novgorod , Archbishop of Novgorod in the 16th century, known for his conflict with Joseph Volotsky
Sergius of Radonezh , patron saint of Russia, spiritual and monastic reformer, founder of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius , blessed Dmitry Donskoy for the Battle of Kulikovo
Sergius of Valaam , brought Christianity to Karelians and Finns , co-founder of the Valaam Monastery
Silouan the Athonite , Russian-born Atos monk, called: "the most authentic monk of the twentieth century” by Thomas Merton
Simon Shleyov hieromartyr , bishop of Okhta , theologisian and the most notable apologist of edinoverie in the early 20th century
Sophia of Suzdal , the first wife of Grand Prince of Moscow Vasily III
Stephan of Perm , 14th-century missionary, credited with the conversion of the Komi Permyaks to Christianity and the invention of Old Permic script
Sylvester of the River Obnora , 15th-century hermit who lived on the banks of the Obnora River
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Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia , the second daughter of Nicholas II of Russia and the second oldest of Anastasia’s sisters.
Theodore the Black , 13th-century Prince of Yaroslavl , Smolensk and Mozhaysk , who ended his life as a monk and deeply repented his alliance with Mongol invaders
Theodore the Varangian and his son John , the first known martyrs in Rus'
Theodosius of Kiev , co-founder of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra , the first monastery in Russia
Theophan the Recluse , major 19th-century theologian who played an important role in translating the Philokalia from Church Slavonic into Russian
Therapont of White Lake , founder of Ferapontov Monastery
Tikhon of Kaluga , founder of the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery in Kaluga
Tikhon of Moscow , Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, notable missionary, fighter against the so-called Living Church , first saint of the 20th century, who canonized of Russian Orthodox Church
Tikhon of Zadonsk , bishop and spiritual writer, the most important 18th-century religious educator in Russia
Tryphon of Pechenga , founder of the Pechenga Monastery on the Kola Peninsula