In different life situations, many believers turn with prayers not only to God, but also to various saints. If you choose one specific icon with the image of a saint and pray to it, then the saint will definitely hear the prayers and take the side of the person, helping him. However, there are many saints, so you need to know the icons of all the saints and their meaning (photo) so that prayers in one case or another are heard and help comes. We will discuss which icon to turn to with various requests, as well as the Icons of all saints and their meaning by date of birth (photo).

How icons of all Saints can help

If you turn to the Saints with prayers, they will certainly help a person, protect him and protect him. So, for example, when moving to a new home, if you feel need or trouble is coming, then you need to turn your prayers to Archangel Michael who presides over all angels.

To the icon John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus Christ, the savior of mankind, in the Jordan River, have been turning since the times of Ancient Rus' to ask for soil fertility and a rich harvest.

In situations where injustice prevails, you should pray to the icon Miracle Worker. This is one of the most revered saints in the world, the protector of the deprived and oppressed. He also patronizes women, children and travelers, fishermen and pilots.

To protect yourself from the natural elements and the consequences they can cause, you should pray to the icon Alexander Nevsky. This saint also helps to ensure that the authorities are more lenient towards people. It was Alexander Nevsky who once led the Russian army to defend the state.

Icon Mother of God "Quiet my sorrows" helps a person cope with melancholy, treats physical illnesses and emotional distress. The icon first showed its miracles at the end of the 17th century in the current capital of Russia, when people prayed to it, it healed a noble person.

Holy Martyr Boniface helps to recover from alcoholism, and also helps all gluttons who like to overeat.

The Holy Great Martyr will help protect pets, as well as achieve family harmony and take children under your wing. St. George the Victorious.

If a person is overtaken by illness and misfortune, then he needs to contact to the icon “Iveron Mother of God”. The original icon is kept on the Greek Mount Athos, where there is a closed monastery. The icon showed its magical properties back in the 9th century, when the Byzantine emperor ordered the destruction of all icons. A warrior burst into the house where the icon was kept and struck the Virgin Mary on the cheek with a sword, blood flowed from the wound, the warrior was stupefied and, repenting, knelt before the holy icon of the Ivesrian Mother of God.

To the prophet Elijah of God applies during times of persistent heavy rainfall or persistent drought.

A person must turn his prayers to the icon of John of Kronstadt, if his child is not doing well in school. And also, if a disease has entered the house that is difficult to cure.

Treatment will also help you cope with illnesses. to the icon “Theotokos of Tenderness”. This icon was kept in the cell of Seraphim of Sarov, who gave it the second name “Joy of all joys.” Seraphim anointed the sick people with oil from the lamp that burned at the knees of the icons, and they received their healing.

Icons of all saints, their meaning differs from each other, as does the image of the saints, as evidenced by photos of the icons. There is probably not a single everyday trouble in which prayers addressed to Icon B would not help well-established Matrona of Moscow. Matronushka helps when looking for a new job; you can pray to her to guide the child on the right path if some kind of misfortune has simply come to the house.

Helps you cope with family problems icon of Xenia of St. Petersburg. You can pray to the icon both during grief and with requests for a happy marriage.

In order to be healed from a disease that does not go away, attention must be given to reading prayers icon of Saints Sergius and Herman.

It is important to turn to the icons of all saints and know the meaning (with photos) in order to get what you want. For example, for a successful catch while fishing and healing from ailments, you need to turn to the icon of the Holy Supreme Ones Apostles Peter and Paul.

Icon "Virgin Mother of God" patronizes those who are struggling with such a serious disease as cancer. Those whose loved ones have been struck down by illness can also turn their prayers to the icon.

Icon of the Mother of God of the Intercession can help if a war or political conflict has come to the country; you can also pray to it for illnesses.

There are a lot of icons of saints, from all of them, according to their meaning (with photo), you need to choose the right one, and regularly pray to him in the morning and evening. You can purchase icons in the temple; only saints will help convey a person’s prayers to God.

Icons of all saints: photos and their meaning by date of birth

In Orthodoxy, it is very important to have your own guardian angel who will walk next to a person, instruct him and protect him. You can choose an icon of all saints and find out its meaning by date of birth. Of all the saints, you can pray to the one who bears the same name. You can also select a guardian angel by date of birth, if it is close to the day of remembrance of a particular saint.

To make choosing a guardian angel easier, if you refer not to the name, but to the dates of birth, the distribution of icons by zodiac sign will help.

Anyone born under the sign of Aries can pray to the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, which will help solve difficult life situations.

Taurus should direct his prayers to the face of the Iveron Mother of God and Helper of sinners.

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For Gemini, the icon of the Vladimir Mother of God will become a guardian angel. People with this zodiac sign should definitely have this icon at home.

People born under the sign of Cancer can turn their prayers to the icon of St. Cyril and the Kazan Mother of God. The meaning of the icons of all saints and photos can be found out and viewed in this article.

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Leos are not at a crossroads and should pray to the icon of St. Nicholas the Pleasant and Elijah the Prophet, they are the ones who will be able to help the lions in difficult situations.

The Burning Bush and Passionate icons will help virgins cure terrible ailments and solve other problems.

Libra should pray to the icon of the Burning Bush and the Pochaev Mother of God.
Scorpion

People with this zodiac sign make prayers to the icon of the Quick to Hear and the Mother of God of Jerusalem.

Sagittarius must have icons of the Tikhvin Mother of God and St. Nicholas the Pleasant in their home.

Capricorn

In difficult moments, Capricorn will be patronized by the “Sovereign” icon, which must be prayed to morning and evening.

Aquarius

The Burning Bush and the Vladimir Mother of God will protect all people who were born under the sign of Aquarius.

The Iveron Mother of God will wash the fish in any life situation. You should ask for help and protection from this icon. It's useful to read about

On January 9, 1920, Archbishop Tikhon of Voronezh was killed in Voronezh on the day of the mass execution of clergy. It is worth clarifying that the persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church began even before the Bolsheviks came to power. The liberals from the Provisional Government anticipated the Bolsheviks in their attitude towards religion and the Church, showing themselves to be enemies of Russian Orthodoxy. If in 1914 there were 54,174 Orthodox churches and 1,025 monasteries in the Russian Empire, then in 1987 only 6,893 churches and 15 monasteries remained in the USSR. In 1917-20 alone, more than 4.5 thousand priests were shot. Today is a story about clergy who gave their lives for their faith.

Archpriest John Kochurov

Ioann Kochurov (in the world Ivan Aleksandrovich Kochurov) was born on July 13, 1871 in the Ryazan province into a large family of a rural priest. He graduated from the Dankov Theological School, the Ryazan Theological Seminary, and the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, after which, in August 1895, he was ordained a priest and sent to missionary service in the Aleutian and Alaskan diocese. This was his long-standing desire. He served in the USA until 1907, being the rector of St. Vladimir's Church in Chicago.

Returning to Russia, John Kochurov became a supernumerary priest of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Narva, a priest of the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Sillamäe, and at the same time was a teacher of the law at the Narva women's and men's gymnasiums. Since November 1916, Archpriest John Kochurov has been the second priest in the Catherine Cathedral of Tsarskoye Selo.

At the end of September 1917, Tsarskoye Selo became the center of confrontation between Cossack troops supporting the overthrown head of the Provisional Government A. Kerensky and the Bolshevik Red Guard. October 30, 1917 Fr. John took part in the procession with special prayers for an end to the internecine warfare and called on the people to remain calm. This happened during the shelling of Tsarskoe Selo. The next day, the Bolsheviks entered Tsarskoe Selo and arrests of priests began. Father John tried to protest, but he was beaten, taken to the Tsarskoye Selo airfield and shot in front of his son, a high school student. The parishioners buried Father John in a tomb under St. Catherine's Cathedral, which was blown up in 1939.

It is worth saying that the murder of Archpriest Ioann Kochurov was one of the first on the mournful list of murdered church leaders. After this, arrests and murders followed almost non-stop.

Archbishop Tikhon IV of Voronezh

Archbishop Tikhon IV of Voronezh (in the world Nikanorov Vasily Varsonofievich) was born on January 30, 1855 in the Novgorod province into the family of a psalm-reader. He received an excellent theological education, graduating from the Kirillov Theological School, the Novgorod Theological Seminary and the St. Petersburg Theological Academy. At the age of 29, he became a monk at the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery with the name Tikhon, and was ordained a hieromonk. After another 4 years, he was granted the abbess. In December 1890, Tikhon was elevated to the rank of archimandrite and became rector of the Novgorod Anthony Monastery, and in May 1913 he was awarded the rank of archbishop and transferred to Voronezh. Contemporaries spoke of him as “a kind man whose sermons were simple and accessible.”

His Grace Tikhon had to meet for the last time in the history of the city of Voronezh with Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and her daughters Olga and Tatiana. The royalty then visited the Mitrofan Annunciation Monastery, venerated the relics of St. Mitrofan and toured hospitals for wounded soldiers.

Since the beginning of the First World War, Archbishop Tikhon led active public and church-charitable activities. He performed private and public services at the farewell of conscripts, and held funeral services for those killed on the battlefield. Boards of trustees were opened in all Voronezh churches, providing moral and material assistance to those in need, and gifts were collected and sent to the army. In October 1914, Archbishop Tikhon blessed the opening of an infirmary-hospital for the wounded with 100 beds in the Mitrofanovsky Monastery, as well as the opening of the Voronezh diocesan committee for the placement of refugees.

Archbishop Tikhon became one of the first clergy who had to face a negative attitude towards the Church of the new government. He was arrested for the first time and, accompanied by soldiers, was sent to Petrograd on June 8, 1917. On January 9, 1920, the day of the mass execution of clergy in Voronezh, Archbishop Tikhon was hanged on the Royal Doors of the Annunciation Cathedral. The highly revered martyr was buried in the crypt of the Annunciation Cathedral. In 1956, when the Mitrofanovsky Monastery and crypt were destroyed, Tikhon’s remains were reburied at the Kominternovsky cemetery in Voronezh, and in 1993 his remains were transferred to the necropolis of the Alekseevsky Akatov Monastery. In August 2000, Archbishop Tikhon of the Russian Orthodox Church was glorified as a martyr.

Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia Vladimir Bogoyavlensky (in the world Vasily Nikiforovich Bogoyavlensky) was born on January 1, 1848 in the Tambov province in the family of a rural priest. He received his spiritual education first at the theological school and seminary in Tambov, and then at the Kyiv Theological Academy. After graduating from the academy, Vladimir returned to Tambov, where he first taught at the seminary, and after getting married, he was ordained and became a parish priest. But his family happiness was short-lived. A few years later, Father Vasily’s only child and his wife died. Having experienced such enormous grief, the young priest takes monastic vows with the name of Vladimir in one of the Tambov monasteries.

During his lifetime, Hieromartyr Vladimir was called the “All-Russian Metropolitan,” since he was the only hierarch who consistently occupied all the main metropolitan sees of the Russian Orthodox Church - Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kyiv.

In January 1918, the All-Ukrainian Church Council raised the question of autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Metropolitan Vladimir defended the unity of the Russian Church. But the leader of the schismatic party, Archbishop Alexy, who arbitrarily settled in the Lavra next to Metropolitan Vladimir, in every possible way incited the monks of the Lavra against the holy archimandrite.

On the afternoon of January 25, 1918, the Red Guards burst into the Metropolitan’s chambers and conducted a search. The monks began to complain that they wanted to establish order in the monastery, like the Reds - with councils and committees, but the Metropolitan did not allow it. Already in the evening, 5 armed soldiers came to the metropolitan in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Vladimir was taken out of the Lavra through the All Saints Gate and brutally killed between the ramparts of the Old Pechersk Fortress, not far from Nikolskaya Street.

However, there is an opinion that the Bolsheviks did not take any part in this atrocity, but the metropolitan was killed by bandits invited by some monks of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, who succumbed to Bolshevik propaganda and slandered the archpastor, allegedly “robbed” the Lavra, which receives large incomes from pilgrims.

On April 4, 1992, the Russian Orthodox Church canonized Metropolitan Vladimir (Epiphany) as a holy martyr. His relics are located in the Far Caves of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, in the cave church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Arimandrid Varlaam

Arimandrid Varlaam (in the world Konoplev Vasily Efimovich) was born on April 18, 1858. The son of mining peasants. His family belonged to the Old Believers of the priestless persuasion. Varlaam’s path to Orthodoxy was not easy. “Lord, show me a miracle, resolve my doubts,” he asked in prayers, and Father Stefan Lukanin appeared in his life, who with meekness and love explained to Vasily his perplexities, and his heart was pacified. October 17, 1893 in the Perm Cathedral he received confirmation. Soon 19 of his relatives also joined the Church.

On November 6, 1893, he settled on Belaya Gora and from that time on, those wishing to lead a monastic life began to flock to him. This place was as secluded as . He also became the first abbot of the Belogorsk St. Nicholas Monastery.

In October 1918, the Bolsheviks plundered the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery. Archimandrite Varlaam was drowned in a pillowcase made of rough linen in the Kama River. The entire monastery complex was subjected to barbaric destruction: the throne was desecrated, shrines, monastic workshops and the library were plundered. Some monks were shot, and some were thrown into a pit and covered with sewage. Archimandrite Varlaam is buried in the cemetery in Perm.

Bishop Feofan (in the world Ilminsky Sergei Petrovich) was born on September 26, 1867 in the Saratov province into the family of a church reader. He was left without a father early. He was raised by his mother, a deeply religious person, and his uncle, the rural archpriest Dimitri. Sergei graduated from the Kazan Theological Academy and taught at the Saratov Diocesan Women's School. Only at the age of 32 was he ordained to the priesthood. Contemporaries recalled that his pastoral appeal was always direct and uncompromising. Regarding the murder of Stolypin in Kyiv, he said this: “ Again Herodias is raging, again the revolutionary, Jewish-Masonic hydra demands the head of the Sovereign’s servants!»

In September 1915, Father Feofan was elevated to the rank of archimandrite of the Solikamsk Holy Trinity Monastery. When in 1918 the new government became interested in the land, Bishop Feofan declared that he was no longer afraid of the Last Judgment and would not disclose information about the monastic holdings. Under the leadership of the bishop, crowded religious processions were organized as protests against the persecution of the church and the robberies of monasteries.

In June 1918, Bishop Theophan took control of the Perm diocese after the arrest and execution of the holy martyr Archbishop Andronik of Perm, but was soon arrested himself. On December 11, 1918, in thirty-degree frost, Bishop Feofan was repeatedly immersed in the ice hole of the Kama River. His body was covered with ice, but he was still alive. Then the executioners simply drowned him.

And further…

In 2013, the PSTGU publishing house released the book-album “Those who suffered for the faith and the Church of Christ. 1917–1937,” and on May 15, a meeting was held at the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church dedicated to the study and preservation of the memory of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, organized by the Orthodox St. Tikhon’s Humanitarian University.

We invite everyone who is interested in this topic to find out.

Apostles(ap.) - these are the closest disciples of Jesus Christ, whom He sent to preach during His earthly life; and after the descent of the Holy Spirit on them, they preached the Christian faith throughout all countries. There were first twelve of them, and then seventy more.

• Two of the apostles, Peter and Paul, are called Supreme, since they worked more than others in preaching the faith of Christ.
• The four Apostles: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John the Theologian, who wrote the Gospel, are called Evangelists.

Unmercenary (unsr.) served as free healing of illnesses for neighbors, that is, they healed illnesses, both physical and mental, without any payment, such as: Cosmas and Damian, the great martyr and healer Panteleimon and others.

The faithful (blgv.). In the celebration of the memory of holy monarchs and princes, their feat, embodied in piety, mercy and concern for strengthening the Christian faith, is glorified, and not the powers they had in earthly life or their noble origin. For example, the Holy Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow, the Holy Blessed Grand Duchess Anna Kashinskaya.

Blessed (foolish) (bl., bliss) (gr. σαλός slav.: stupid, insane) - representatives of the host of holy ascetics who chose a special feat - foolishness, the feat of depicting the external, i.e. visible madness, in order to achieve inner humility.

Great Martyrs (martyr, Vlkmch.).Those who died for the holy faith after especially severe (great) suffering, to which not all martyrs were subjected, are called great martyrs, such as: St. Great Martyr George; Holy Great Martyrs Barbara and Catherine and others.

Confessors (Spanish, confession). Martyrs who, after the torment they endured, died peacefully are called confessors.

Martyrs(martyr) - those Christians who accepted cruel torment and even death for their faith in Jesus Christ. For example, St. martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia.

• The first to suffer for the Christian faith were: Archdeacon Stephen and St. Thekla, and that’s why they are called first martyrs.

Inscribed . Confessors whose torturers wrote blasphemous words on their faces are called inscribed.

(novmch., new-much.). Christians who suffered martyrdom for confessing faith in Christ in relatively recent times. This is how the Church names all those who suffered for their faith during the period of post-revolutionary persecution.

Righteous(right) led a righteous life pleasing to God, living in the world, being family people, such as St. righteous Joachim and Anna, etc.

• The first righteous people on earth: the ancestors (patriarchs) of the human race, called forefathers, such as: Adam, Noah, Abraham, etc.

Reverend Confessors (venerable isp., prpisp.) Confessors from among the monks.

Venerable Martyrs (prmch.). Saints who suffered torment for Christ are called venerable martyrs.

Reverends (St.) - righteous people who moved away from Worldly life in society and pleased God by remaining in virginity, (i.e., not marrying), fasting and prayer, living in deserts and monasteries, such as: Sergius of Radonezh, Seraphim of Sarov, Venerable Anastasia and others.

Prophets(proph.) - God, who, at the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, predicted the future and mainly about the Savior; they lived before the Savior came to earth.

Equal to the Apostles (equal to the Apostles) - saints who, like the Apostles, spread the faith of Christ in different places, for example: Mary Magdalene, the First Martyr Thekla, the blessed kings Constantine and Helen, the noble prince of Russia Vladimir, St. Nina, educator of Georgia, etc.

Saints(St.) - bishops or bishops who pleased God with their righteous lives, such as; Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow, etc.

• Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom are called universal teachers, that is, teachers of the entire Christian Church.

Priests (scratched). Confessors belonging to the priestly order.

Hieromartyrs (sschmch.). Priests who suffered torment for Christ are called holy martyrs.

Stylites(pillar) - holy ascetics who labored on a pillar - a tower or high platform of rock, inaccessible to outsiders.

Passion-bearers - who suffered martyrdom not from the persecutors of Christianity, but from their fellow believers - due to their malice, deceit, and conspiracy. The feat of passion-suffering can be defined as suffering for the fulfillment of the Commandments of God, in contrast to martyrdom - which is suffering for the testimony of faith in Jesus Christ (faith in God) during times of persecution and when the persecutors try to force them to renounce their faith. This name emphasizes the special nature of their feat - goodness and non-resistance to enemies, which are the commandments of Jesus Christ.

Miracle Workers(miracle) - an epithet of saints who are especially famous for the gift of miracles, intercessors to whom they resort in the hope of help. We can say that all saints have the gift of working miracles, because... Witnessed miracles are the main condition for canonization.

Common abbreviations

The abbreviation of the plural of a term is usually formed from the abbreviation of the singular by doubling the last letter. Example: St. - saint, sv. - the Saints.

In church literature, in particular, in the lives of saints, faces of holiness are often mentioned. These are the categories into which the Orthodox Church divides saints during glorification and veneration. This typology is based on the features for which the saints became famous during their lifetime. We have prepared a list of faces of holiness, in alphabetical order, and given examples of Athonite saints.

Icon of all saints

Apostles (ap., from Greek “messengers”) are disciples of Jesus Christ who witnessed His sermons, as they accompanied Him. Initially there were 12 of them, then another 70. After the Holy Spirit descended on them, they began to preach Christianity throughout the entire earth. On the Holy Mountain, for example, in honor of one of the 12 apostles - Andrew, St. Andrew's Skete is named.

The Apostles Peter and Paul are called the Supreme Ones for their particularly significant role in the preaching of the Christian faith. On Athos, on July 12, the Panigir is celebrated by the Karakal monastery, the main cathedral of which was erected in honor of the holy apostles Peter and Paul.

The four apostles: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John the Theologian are called Evangelists because they wrote the Gospel.

Unmercenary (unmercenary) - saints who became famous for their selflessness, often a complete renunciation of wealth in the name of faith. Many of them healed the sick for free. For example, the holy great martyr Panteleimon was also unmercenary, the head of which is kept on Holy Mount Athos in the monastery named in his honor.

The Righteous (blgv.) are monarchs and princes who are canonized for their pious life and work to strengthen the church and faith. St. Panteleimon Monastery celebrates a special holiday - the Council of All Holy Russian Sovereigns, July 28, which includes the holy noble princes and princesses.

Blessed (foolish fools) (blessed, blessed) are saints who, under the image of madmen, enduring reproaches from those around them, exposed the vices of people, consoled the despairing, and admonished rulers.

Great martyrs (martyrs, vlkmch) are saints who died for the faith of Christ after severe suffering to which their tormentors subjected them. For example, the aforementioned great martyr Panteleimon.

Confessors (Spanish, Confessor) - martyrs who endured torture, but died peacefully. For example, the Athonite saint Maxim the Confessor.

Martyrs (martyrs) are saints who accepted cruel torture and death for the faith of Christ. For example, St. martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia. For example, the Athonite saints Martyr Constantine of Athos, Martyr Constantine of Rhodes, Martyr George of Athos and others.

The first martyrs were Archdeacon Stephen and Saint Thekla. They are called the first martyrs. On the Holy Mountain, the Konstamonit monastery is consecrated in honor of the Holy First Martyr Stephen.

Those inscribed are confessors on whose faces the torturers wrote blasphemous words.

New martyrs (new martyrs, new martyrs) are martyrs who suffered for Christ relatively recently, during the period of the atheistic times. For example, the Athonite new martyr Hilarion (Gromov).

The righteous (right) are saints who achieved holiness while living in the world and had families. For example, the righteous saints Joachim and Anna. On the Holy Mountain there is an active Skete of St. Anna, named after the mother of the Mother of God - Righteous Anna.

The first righteous people are usually called the ancestors or patriarchs of the human race, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham and others.

Reverend confessors (venerable confessor, prpisp.) - confessors who were monks.

Reverends (venerables) are righteous people who moved away from the vanity of the world and dedicated their lives to God, remaining in virginity. For example, the venerables: Nil Sorsky, Maxim the Greek, Theophilus the Myrrh-Streaming, Evdokim of Vatopedi and others.

Venerable martyrs (martyr) - saints who suffered for Christ. For example, the venerable martyrs: Hilarion of Zografsky, Joasaph of Athos, Dionysius of Dochiar and others.

Prophets (prophets) are saints to whom the Lord revealed the future. They lived before the coming of Christ to earth.

Equal to the Apostles (equal to the apostles) are saints who are equated with the apostles for their work for the good of the Church, the spread of the faith in different countries. For example, Equal-to-the-Apostles Cosmas, an Athonite saint who was a famous missionary. He preached in Thessalonica, Macedonia, and the Greek islands.

Saints (saints) are bishops or bishops who pleased God with their righteous lives. For example, Athonite saints: Niphon II Patriarch of Constantinople, Theophan Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica and others. Ecumenical teachers - teachers of the entire Church are called: St. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom.

Priestly confessors (sschsp.) - confessors who had the rank of priests.

Hieromartyrs (sschmch.) - martyrs who suffered for Christ while being priests. For example, Hieromartyr Jacob of Dochiar (Athos), hierodeacon.

Stylites (pillars) are ascetics who labored on the so-called pillar - a tower or high platform of a rock, where outsiders were not able to enter. Some of the relics of St. Simeon the Stylite are kept in the St. Panteleimon Monastery.

Passion-bearers (passion-bearers) - those who suffered martyrdom from persecutors of the faith.

Wonderworkers (miracles) - this is the name given to saints who became famous for the gift of working miracles.