Old testament Saints
Said to have "loved him as his own soul", he prevented his friend, St. David the great, from being killed by his father, the king of Israel and Judah
Who is St. Jonathan?
Who is Jonathan the Just?
An international Saint that was often seen walking barefoot because he would give his shoes to the poor in the streets. He established an orphanage in Shanghai and the church of the Mother of God, the Joy of All Who Sorrow in San Francisco
Who is St. John Maximovitch?
He argued at the Council of Nicea that Jesus the Son was not equal to God the Father and got slapped for it by Saint Nicholas
Who is Arius?
She was a highly educated and beautiful woman who saw the Theotokos carrying Christ as a baby. Christ would not look at her until she was baptized. She was tortured with a wheel with spikes.
Who is Saint Catherine of Alexandria?
A patron Saint of this church, he is also the first missionary to Alaska
St. Herman of Alaska
The father of Ishmael, he is the progenitor of the incipient state of Israel
Who is St. Abraham?
He was a Russian Orthodox priest who spread orthodoxy in Japan. He is revered as Equal-to-the-Apostles
Who is St. Nicholas of Japan?
Celebrated on reformation day, he is a German monk who deserted religious life
Who is Martin Luther?
The wife of five husbands, she had an encounter with Our Lord at Jacob's well
Who is St. Photini?
First an apostle to America, he was later made the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. St. John Maximovitch dedicated his orphanage to him.
St. Tikhon of Moscow
One of the twelve minor prophets, he is also the father of St. John the forerunner
Who is Holy Prophet Zechariah?
He is a very strict ascetic who was taught the noetic prayer by God Himself, he is considered the grandfather of Orthodox monasteries in America (especially Greek)
Who is St. Joseph the Hesychast?
Considered one of the great Russian writers, he was excommunicated from the church in 1901
Who is Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy?
Equal to the apostles, she appeared before the Roman Emperor, Tiberius Caesar, to tell him about Christ’s resurrection
Who is Mary Magdalene?
She is the first North American woman to be canonized as an Orthodox saint
St. Olga of Alaska
The sun of Nun, he led the Israelites to the promised land
Who is St. Joshua?
Known for his childish demeanor and purity of heart. He went to Mount Athos as a child where he was under strict obedience to his Elders. He had numerous diseases including cancer and was clairvoyant
Who is St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia?
In contrast with Augustine of Hippo, he taught that humans are born without the stain of original sin and have complete free will to achieve moral perfection through their own efforts, without the necessity of divine grace
Who is Pelagius?
A symbol of piety and devotion, she, alongside her husband, Tsar Nicholas II, was murdered by the Bolsheviks
Who is Alexandra Fedorovna?
Forbidding polygyny, he is the protomartyr of America
St. Juvelany of Alaska
A Priest King, Biblical patriarch Abram saw it fit to offer him a tithe
Who is St. Melchizedek?
He is a Romanian Saint who was known for saying, "Patience! Patience! Patience!!" and "May paradise consume you". He was the Abbot of Sihastria monastery and hid from the Communists in the woods
Who is St. Cleopa Ilie of Sihastria?
Trying to buy spiritual gifts, he was rebuked harshly by St. Paul
Who is Simon Magus?
Who is Simon the Sorcerer?
She was given 3 apples which were sent from St. John of Damascus. When she prayed, she was lifted from the ground and the trees bowed down to her.
Who is St. Irene Chrysovalantou?
Martyred by the Catholic Spaniards when he wouldn't give up his faith.
Who is St. Peter the Aleut?