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Alphabetical list of Saints and events
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Name saint or event: | Description: (names in capital letters: nameday) | Celebrated on: | People with one of these names celebrate their nameday today: |
RACHAEL | The holy and righteous RACHAEL, Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | 1st Sunday on or after Dec 11th (nameday) | RACHEL (Rachel, Raheel, Rachil) / ΡΑΧΗΛ (Ραχήλ) |
Ragau | The holy and righteous Ragau, Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | 1st Sunday on or after Dec 11th | |
RALLIA | The 40 Holy Ascetic Virgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon. *) According to tradition, the names of these 40 Holy Virgins vary. Different sets of names exist. Their names have been saved in their ancient Martyrion (Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca 2280-2281). However, the following names appear in the asmatiki Akolouthia (“sung services”) and in younger Synaxarists (and are mentioned by most websites): ADAMANTINA, AFRODITE, AKRIVI (ACRIBE), ANTIGONE, Arivia (Arevoïa, Arivea, Aribia), ASPASIA, ATHENA, CALLIRROA (KALLIROI), CALLISTE (KALLISTI), CHAIDO (HAIDO), CHARIKLIA (HARIKLIA), CLEO (KLEIO), CLEONICE (KLEONIKI), CLEOPATRA (KLEOPATRA), CORALIA (KORALIA), DIONE, DODONA, ELPINICA, ERASMIA, ERATO, EUTERPA, Hermenia (Erminia), Lampro, MARGARITA, MARIANTHIA, MELPOMENA, MOSCO, PANDORA, PENELOPE, POLYMNIA, POLYNICE, SAPPFO, TERPSICHORA, THALIA, THEANO, Theonoe, THEONYMPHA, Theophane, Troas [Troada] and URANIA (OURANIA).
Agathocleia, ISMENE (Jasmin, Yasmin) and POLYTIMI. ***) The other set of names, which are rarely mentioned (saved in their ancient Martyrion (Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca 2280-2281) are: Agathoniki, Akylina (Aquilina), Ambliani, Anna (or Anthousa), Aplodora, Aristaineti, Dorothea, Efimia, Eftychiani, Eirini (Irene), Evlalia (or Evthymia), Grigoria, Iouliana (Juliana), Iousta (Justa), Kalliniki (Callinice), Kelsina (Celsina), Kyria (Cyria) or Kyriaini (Cyriaine), Kyriaki (Cyriace), Lampadia, Lamprotati, Laurentia, Maria, Matrona (or Agathoniki), Mavra. Pavla, Persis, Philadelphi, Polyniki, Prokopia, Tatiani, Tetesia, Thekla, Theodora, Theodoti, Theodouli, Theoktisti (or Theoklia), Timothea, Varvara (Barbara), Vassa (Bassa) and Veroniki (Berenice). | 1 September / 1 Σεπτεμβρίου (nameday) | CORALIA (Coralia, Koralia, Koralou) / ΚΟΡΑΛΙΑ (Κοραλία, Κοραλλού) RALLIA (Rallia) / ΡΑΛΛΙΑ (Ραλλία, Ραλία, Ραλλού, Ραλού)
ΡΑΛΛΗΣ (Ράλλης) |
RAPHAEL | RAPHAEL, NICHOLAS & IRENE *) *) Note, that Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene are celebrated April 9th and Renewal Tuesday | +2 days after Pascha, and April 9th (>1 nameday) | RAPHAEL (1) (Raphael, Rafail, Rafailos, Rafaelos, Raphaela. Rafaela, Rafaila) / ΡΑΦΑΗΛ (1) (Ραφαήλ, Ραφαήλος, Ραφαέλος, Ραφαέλα, Ραφαήλα) |
Raphael | Raphael, Nicholas & Irene *) | and Renewal Tuesday | |
RAPHAEL | Synaxis of the Holy Archangels and ANGELS: the “stop” (STAMATO) of the falling angels) *) Today, also the name METAXIA is celebrated, mainly in the areas of Messinia and Kythera, and in many areas of Northern Greece and Pontus, where the Archangels are honored as the name Metaxia refers to the entire order of the Archangels (με τάχη / ME TAXI: “in order”) **) also the names STRATIGOS (“general”) and TAXIARCHIS (“commander”) celebrate today, obviously referring to Archangel Michael, who is the leader of the 9 orders of angels. | 8 November / 8 Νοεμβρίου (>1 nameday) | RAPHAEL (2) (Raphael, Rafael, Rafail, Rafailos, Rafaelos, Raphaelus, Rafaela, Raphaela, Rafaila) / ΡΑΦΑΗΛ (2) (Ραφαήλ, Ραφαήλος, Ραφαέλος, Ραφαέλα, Ραφαήλα) |
Raphael Hawaweeny | Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn | ||
Reas | 26 Martyrs in Crimea **) **) The names of the Martyrs vary by source, but of those known they are: Werekas (or Ouerkas, Vercus) and Batwin (or Bathouses, Bathusius, Vathousis) the presbyters, Arpulas (Arpilus) the monk, the eleven laymen Abippas (Abibus), Hagias (Agnus), Ruias (Reas), Egathrax (Igathrax), Eskoes (Iscous), SILAS, Sigetzas (Signicus), Swerilas (Sonerilas), Swemblas (Suimbalus), Therthas (Thermus), and Philgas (Phillus), and the seven laywomen Anna, Alas (Alla), Baren (Varis, Beride, also recorded as Larissa), Moiko (Monco), Kamika (Mamika), Oneko (Virko, Werko, Ouirko, ), and Anemais (Animais). | ||
REBECCA | The holy and righteous REBECCA, Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | 1st Sunday on or after Dec 11th (nameday)) | REBBECA (Rebbeca, Rebbecca, Rebbecka, Rebeca, Rebecca, Rebeccah, Rebeccka, Rebecka, Rebeckah, Rebeka, Rebekah, Rebekha, Rebekka, Rebekkah, Reveka, Revekah, Revekka, Rebakah, Rebeccea, Rebecha, Rebeckia, Rebecky, Rebeha, Rebekke, Rebeque, Ribecca, Reba, Rebba, Rebbie, Ree, Reeba, Rheba, Becca, Becka, Beckah, Becke, Beckee, Becker, Beckey, Becki, Beckie, Becky, Beki, Bekka, Bekki, Bekkie) / ΡΕΒΕΚΚΑ (Ρεβέκκα, Μπέκυ) |
REGINOS | REGINOS, Bishop of Skopelos | 25 February / 25 Φεβρουαρίου (nameday) | REGINUS (Reginus, Riginos, Rigas, Regus, Rigos, Regine, Rigini, Regina, Rigina, Reggina, Regissa, Rigissa, Rigoula, Regile, Rigili, Rigo) / ΡΗΓΙΝΟΣ (Ρηγίνος, Ρήγας, Ρήγος, |
Renewal Friday | Renewal Friday (Bright Friday): THEOTOKOS OF THE LIFE-GIVING SPRING / ZOODOCHOS PIGI /ΖΩΟΔΟΧΟΣ ΠΗΓΗ *) Today is also nameday of people with the name KRINI, PANAGIOTIS, PIGI, POLYZOIS, ZISIMOS, ZISIS and ZOE | +5 days after Pascha | KRINI (Krini, Krinio) / ΚΡΗΝΗ (Κρήνη, Κρηνιώ
ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ (2) (Παναγιώτης, Πάνος, Πανούσος, Παναγής, Πανάγος, Γιώτης, Πανίκος, Τάκης, Παναγιώτα, Γιώτα, Παναγιούλα, Παναγούλα, Πάνη, Τότα, Τούλα)
ΠΗΓΗ (Πηγή, Πηγούλα, Πηγίτσα)
ΠΟΛΥΖΩΗΣ (Πολυζώης)
ΖΗΣΙΜΟΣ (Ζήσιμος)
ΖΗΣΗΣ (Ζήσης, Ζησούλα)
ΖΩΗ (Ζωή, Ζώης, Ζωΐτσα, Ζωούλα, Ζωζώ) |
Renewal Monday | Renewal Monday (Bright Monday) | +1 day after Pascha | |
Renewal Thursday | Renewal Thursday (Bright Thursday) | +4 days after Pascha | |
Renewal Tuesday | Renewal Tuesday (Bright Tuesday) | +2 days after Pascha | |
Renewal Wednesday | Renewal Wednesday (Bright Wednesday) | +3 days after Pascha | |
Resurrection | The Consecration of the Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) | ||
Resurrection | The Consecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy City of Jerusalem | ||
RHAIS | RHAIS [Irais, Irida] Virginmartyr of Egypt | 23 September / 23 Σεπτεμβρίου (nameday) | RAIS (Rais, Irais, Iris, Raida, Irida, Iraida) / ΡΑΪΣ (Ραΐς, Ιρις, Ραΐδα, Ιριδα) |
Richard | Richard, King of Wessex | ||
Rixios | LOUKIA (Lucia) the Virgin-martyr, Rixios and the 24 Companion Martyrs | ||
Robe | Deposition of the Precious Robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Moscow | ||
Robe | Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae | ||
Roboam | The holy and righteous King Roboam, Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | 1st Sunday on or after Dec 11th | |
RODANTHI | RODANTHI | 9 June / 9 Ιουνίου (nameday) | RODANTHI / (Rodanthi, Rodanthe, Rozanthi, Rozanthe) / ΡΟΔΑΝΘΗ (Ροδάνθη, Ροζάνθη) |
RODIAN | RODIAN the Martyr | 20 March / 20 Μαρτίου (nameday) | RODIANOS (Rodianos, Rodinos, Rodinis, Rodis, Rodiane, Rodiani, Rodiana, Rodi, Rodia) / ΡΟΔΙΑΝΟΣ (Ροδιανός, Ροδινός, Ροδίνης, Ρόδης, Ροδιανή, Ροδιάνα, Ροδή, Ροδία) |
RODION | ERASTUS, Olympas, RODION (IRODION, HERODION), SOSIPATER, Quartus (Kouartos), and Tertios, Apostles of the 70 | 10 November / 10 Νοεμβρίου (nameday) | IRODION (Irodion, Herodion, Rodion, Irodias, Herodias, Herodiada) / ΗΡΩΔΙΩΝ (Ηρωδίων, Ροδίων, Ηρωδιάς, Ηρωδιάδα)
ΡΟΔΙΩΝ (Ροδίων, Ρόδιος, Ροδής, Ρόδος, Ροδιά, Ροδούλα, Ροδίτα, Ρόζα, Ροζαλία, Ροζίτα, Ροζίνα, Ροζάνα) |
RODOPIANUS | RODOPIANUS, Martyr | 3 May / 3 Μαΐου (nameday) | RODOPI (Rodopi, Rodopee) / ΡΟΔΟΠΗ (Ροδόπη, Ροδώπη) |
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Name saint or event: | Description: (names in capital letters: nameday) | Celebrated on: | People with one of these names celebrate their nameday today: |
Romanos | Martyr Romanos the Deacon | ||
Romanos | Romanos the Hieromartyr of Parium | ||
ROMANOS | ROMANOS the Melodist | 1 October / 1 Οκτωβρίου (nameday) | ROMANOS (Romanos) / ΡΩΜΑΝΟΣ (Ρωμανός, Ρωμάνα, Ρωμανή) |
Romanos | Uncovering of the relics (1486) of Romanos, Prince of Uglich | ||
Romanos the Younger | Romanos the Younger | ||
ROMANUS | BORIS (ROMANUS) and Gleb (David), the Passion-bearers | 24 July / 24 Ιουλίου (nameday) | BORIS (ROMANUS) (Boris, Borys, Borisos, Mporisos (Romanus)) / ΜΠΟΡΙΣ (ΡΩΜΑΝΟΣ) (Μπόρις, Μπόρισος (Ρωμανός)) |
Romanus | Holy Martyr Romanus | ||
Romilo | Romilo the Monk of Mount Athos | ||
ROMYLOS of Ravanitsa | ROMYLOS of Ravanitsa | 18 September / 18 Σεπτεμβρίου (nameday) | ROMYLOS (Romylos, Romylios, Romylis, Romyla, Romylia, Romyli, Romili, Romylea, Romilaia) / ΡΩΜΥΛΟΣ (Ρωμύλος, Ρωμύλιος, Ρωμύλης, Ρωμύλα, Ρωμυλία, Ρωμύλη, Ρωμυλαία) |
ROSALIA | ROSALIA *) The Saint Rosalia who celebrates September 4, is no Orthodox saint, but a Post-Schism Catholic saint. Saint Rosalia (Rusalia) of Palermo (La Santuzza) was born in Sicily about 1130, as the daughter of Count Sinibald, who belonged to the Greek population in Sicily. Her relics were found in 1625. At first, after the Great Schism in 1054, Sicily was Greek orthodox, but later came under Western rule and the Church on Sicily was eventually Latinized. | 4 September / 4 Σεπτεμβρίου (nameday) | ROSALIA (Rosalia, Rozalia, Rosy, Rozy, Roza) / ΡΟΖΑΛΙΑ (Ροζαλία, Ρόζυ, Ρόζα) |
Rostislav | Rostislav, the Great Illumined Duke of Moravia | ||
Roufos | The Holy Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus: Thaumasios, Theognes, Roufos, Antipatros, Theostichos, Artemas, MAGNOS, Theodotos, and Philemon | ||
ROXANE | Sunday of ORTHODOXY - The restoration of the Holy Icons | -42 days before Pascha (nameday) | ORTHODOXIS (Orthodoxis, Doxis, Doxakis, Orthodoxia, Doxa, Orthoula) / ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΗΣ (Ορθοδόξης, Δόξης, Δοξάκης, Ορθοδοξία, Δόξα, Ορθούλα) AXIA (Axia, Axios) / ΑΞΙΑ (Άξια, Άξιος)
ΛΟΞΑΝΔΡΑ (Λωξάνδρα, Λωξάντρα, Λωξανδρα, Λωξαντρα)
ΡΩΞΑΝΗ (Ρωξάνη, Ρωξάνα, Ρωξανη, Ρωξανα) |
RUBIN | The holy Patriarch RUBIN, Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | 1st Sunday on or after Dec 11th (nameday) | ROUBINI (Roubini, Roubini, Rubine, Rouben, Ruben, Rueben Roubina, Rubina, Ruby) / ΡΟΥΜΠΙΝΗ (Ρουμπίνι, Ρουμπίνη, Ρούμπεν, Ρουμπίνα) |
Rufus | Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves | ||
Rufus | The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion (Irodion), Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, and Hermes (Ermis) | ||
Rufus | Venerable Rufus the Obedient (April 8) Is also celebrated on August 28, Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers: *) Today, the Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Holy Fathers of the Kiev Caves, whose relics repose in the Far Caves of Saint Theodosius. They have their own individual days of commemoration, but today the Church honors the whole assembly of these venerable saints: Theodosius the Founder, Agathon the Wonderworker, Acindynus the Archimandrite , Ammon, Amphilochius the Bishop of Vladimir, Volhynia, Anatolius the Recluse, Aquila the Deacon, Arseny the Lover of Labor, Athanasius the Recluse, Benjamin (Veniamin) the Recluse, Cassian (Kassianos) the Recluse, Daniel, Dionysius the Recluse, Dositheus the Archimandrite, Eulogius, Euthymius the Hieroschemamonk, Gerontius the Canonarch, Gregory the Recluse, Hilarion (Ilarion), Hypatius (Ypatios) the Healer, Ignatius the Archimandrite, Isidore the Recluse Joseph the Much-Ailing, Laurence the Recluse, Leontius the Canonarch Longinus the Gate-Keeper, Lucian the Priest, Macarius the Deacon, Mardarius the Recluse, Martyrius the Recluse, Martyrius the Deacon, Mercurius the Faster, Moses the Wonderworker, Nestor the Unlearned, Paisius, Pambo the Recluse, Pancratius the Recluse, Paphnutius the Recluse, Paul the Obedient, Pimen the Faster, Pior the Recluse, Rufus the Obedient, Silouan, Sisoes, Sophronius the Recluse, Theodore the Silent, Theodosius (Prince Theodore), Theophilus the Archbishop of Novgorod, Timothy, Titus the Soldier, Zachariah the Faster and Zeno the Faster | ||
Ruias | 26 Martyrs in Crimea **) **) The names of the Martyrs vary by source, but of those known they are: Werekas (or Ouerkas, Vercus) and Batwin (or Bathouses, Bathusius, Vathousis) the presbyters, Arpulas (Arpilus) the monk, the eleven laymen Abippas (Abibus), Hagias (Agnus), Ruias (Reas), Egathrax (Igathrax), Eskoes (Iscous), SILAS, Sigetzas (Signicus), Swerilas (Sonerilas), Swemblas (Suimbalus), Therthas (Thermus), and Philgas (Phillus), and the seven laywomen Anna, Alas (Alla), Baren (Varis, Beride, also recorded as Larissa), Moiko (Monco), Kamika (Mamika), Oneko (Virko, Werko, Ouirko, ), and Anemais (Animais). | ||
Rusticus | Rusticus and Eleutherios the Martyrs | ||
Ruth | The holy and righteous woman Ruth, Sunday of the Holy Forefathers | 1st Sunday on or after Dec 11th |