This list of saints in the Russian Orthodox Church includes only people canonized as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church, or the preceding Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'. The saints are alphabetized by their first names.
Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, canonized a total of 39 saints at two church councils held in 1547 and 1549, and later added eight more.
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A Abraham and Coprius of Gryazovets 15th century founders of the monastery in Gryazovets Abraham the Laborious, 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, 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, known for his command during the Battle of the 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 the founders of White Rose, active against Germany's Nazi regime Alexander Svirsky, monk in Valaam Monastery and founder of Alexander-Svirsky Monastery Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and the last tsarina of Russia, murdered during the Russian Civil War with her entire family, all of whom were canonized as "new-martyrs" Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia, only son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and last tsarevich of Russia, murdered during the Russian Civil War with his entire family, all of whom were canonized as "new-martyrs" 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 Kiev and all Rus' (1354–1378), de facto regent of Moscow during Prince Dmitry Donskoy's minority 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, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, murdered during the Russian Civil War with her entire family, all of whom were canonized as "new-martyrs" 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, twice canonized as a holy protectress of women who suffer the loss of relatives, having lost all her relatives in 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 Kievan Rus' Anthony of Siya, founder of the Antonievo-Siysky Monastery Arsenius Matseyevich, Archbishop of Rostov, who protested against by Empress Catherine the Great's confiscation of the church's land in 1764, then 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 the Catacomb Church but who joined the Russian Orthodox Church in 1945
B 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, first abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra Barlaam of Khutyn, founder of the Khutyn Monastery in the 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 converted multiple Old Believers to Russian Orthodoxy Benjamin of Petrograd, Metropolitan of Petrograd Boris and Gleb, children of Vladimir the Great, the first saints canonized by the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus', a predecessor of the Russian Orthodox Church
C Charitina of Lithuania, noblewoman from the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania who became a nun in Novgorod Constantine of Murom, 11th-century Prince of Murom who baptized Muromian pagans Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', who briefly united the churches of the Principality of Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Cyrill of Turov, Bishop of Turov, one of the first and finest theologians and writers of Kievan Rus'
D Daniel of Moscow, first Prince of Moscow, founder of the first Muscovite monasteries (Epiphany Monastery and Danilov Monastery) Daumantas of Pskov, Prince of Pskov,who made the city autonomous from the Novgorod Republic, and defended Pskov from the Livonian Order Demetrius Donskoy, Prince of Moscow, who commanded the winning side in the 1380 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
E Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, older sister of the last Russian empress, Alexandra Feodorovna; who, after her husband was killed by revolutionaries, became a prominent nun and 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, and hagiographer of Saint Sergius and Saint Stephen of Perm Eudoxia of Moscow, wife of Dmitry Donskoy, healer, and foundress of 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, and owner of the 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, and a major patron of arts
F Feodor Kuzmich, starets who according to a legend was in fact Alexander I of Russia who faked his death to become a hermit Fyodor Ushakov, the most illustrious Russian admiral of the 18th century, who never lost a single ship in 43 battles
G Gabriel of Belostok, 17th-century child saint Gennadius of Novgorod, compiler of the first complete codex of the Bible in Slavic, the Gennady Bible German of Kazan and Svyazhsk, second bishop of Kazan Gury of Kazan, prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church who became the first archbishop of Kazan and Svyazhsk
H Herman of Alaska, one of the first Eastern Orthodox missionaries to the New World, and patron saint of the Americas Herman of Solovki, one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery Herman of Valaam, preacher of Christianity to Karelians and Finns, and co-founder of the Valaam Monastery Hermogenes Dolganyov, hieromartyr, Bishop of Tobolsk and Siberia, killed during the Russian Revolution Hilarion of Kiev, first non-Greek Metropolitan of Kiev and author of the Sermon on Law and Grace, one of the earliest known Slavonic texts Hilarion Troitsky, Archbishop of Vereya, considered one of the greatest Russian theologians of the early 20th century
I Igor II of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev turned monk, and martyr Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia, member of the Romanov family, killed by Bolsheviks Ilia Muromets, medieval warrior, and in later life monk of Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Ignatius Bryanchaninov, Bishop of Caucassus, and major 19th-century spiritual writer Innocent of Alaska, missionary to Alaska and Metropolitan of Moscow Innocent of Irkutsk, missionary to Siberia and first bishop of Irkutsk Ioakim Korsunianin, first bishop of Novgorod the Great and builder of the original wooden Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod Irenarch of Rostov, 16th-century hermit of Rostov, mystic and visionary, and companion of John the Hairy Isaiah of Rostov, 11th-century missionary and second bishop of Rostov
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Jacob Netsvetov, Russian native of the Aleutian Islands who became a priest and missionary among Alaskan peoples Joasaph of Belgorod, 18th-century bishop of Belgorod, canonized in 1911 for miraculous cures attributed to his relics Job of Maniava, defender of Russian Orthodoxy in Ukraine and founder of Manyava Skete
Job of Pochayiv, defender of Russian Orthodoxy in Ukraine, prominent hegumen, and builder of Pochayiv Lavra John the Hairy, 16th-century yurodivy (fool for Christ), and 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, 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 best-known missionary of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia 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, serving in Northern China in the years immediately following the Bolshevik Revolution Jonah of Moscow, first independent Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia appointed without approval of the Patriarch of Constantinople Joseph Volotsky, prominent caesaropapist ideologist and founder of the Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery Juliana of Lazarevo, 16th-century saint, famous for helping the poor and needy, and protagonist of a book written by her son Juvenaly of Alaska, Protomartyr of America, and member of the first group of Orthodox missionaries to Alaska killed by Yupik natives
K Kirill of Beloozero, founder of Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery Kuksha of the Kiev Caves, 12th-century monk and martyr from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, killed while spreading Christianity among pagan Vyatichi Kuksha of Odessa, 20th-century saint in the Soviet Union
L Luke Wojno-Jasieniecki, Archbishop of Crimea; outstanding surgeon and founder of purulent surgery; and spiritual writer Luke Zhidiata, Archbishop of Novgorod, first Russian-born bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church (all previous bishops having been Greek)
M Macarius of Unzha, founder of several monasteries including the Makaryev Monastery