This is a partial list of canonised saints in the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
List Some saints listed may also be a part of a larger group of saints also listed (particularly martyrs, such as the 21 Coptic Christian Martyrs of Libya and the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste).
ImageSaintDied (Year)Feast Day (NS/OS)NotesSeverus of Antioch5388 February (Alexandria)29 September (Antioch)Church Father, Patriarch of Antioch. Also called Severus the Great and Crown of the Syrians.21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya201515 February (Alexandria)Murdered by the Islamic State for their Christian belief on 15 February 2015. Twenty were ethnic Copts, one was Ghanaian.John of Tella5386 February (Antioch)Bishop of Tella, helped preserve the Antiochian hierarchy during times of severe persecution.Jacob of Edessa7085 June (Antioch)Bishop of Edessa, poet, translator, historian, philosopher-theologian and commentator.Ignatius of Antioch10720 December (Antioch)7 Epip (Alexandria)Monday after 4th Sunday of Advent (Armenia)Successor of Peter, patriarch of Antioch, namesake of Antiochian patriarchs since 1293. Dubbed Theophorus (God-Bearer) or Nuhrono (Illuminated).Yared57119 May (Axum)Aksumite composer, hymnwriter, and scholar.Anthony the Great35618 January (Antioch)22 Topa (Alexandria)Monday after 5th Sunday of Exaltation of the Cross (Armenia)Desert Father, hermit, mystic, dubbed "Father of All Monks". Athanasius of Alexandria3737 Pashons (Alexandria)18 January (Antioch)Church Father, the chief proponent of Trinitarianism against Arianism, dubbed "Athanasius the Apostolic" among Copts.Forty Martyrs of Sebaste3209 March (Antioch)29 March (Armenia)Forty Roman soldiers were executed for refusing to denounce their belief in Christ, including one of the executors himself. Assyrians celebrate Rozune in their honour.Dioscurus of Alexandria454 7 Thout (Alexandria)4 September (Antioch)Pope of Alexandria and defender of orthodoxy against Chalcedonian persecution.Jacob of Serug52129 November (Antioch)Poet, theologian, and defender of Miaphysitism in the Syriac church.Cyril of Alexandria44427 June (Antioch)3 Epip (Alexandria)https://st-takla.org/books/en/church/synaxarium/11-abeeb/03-epep-kyrillos.htmlPope of Alexandria and presiding bishop at the Council of Ephesus, dubbed the "Pillar of Faith".Pope Kyrillos VI197130 Meshir (Alexandria)116th Pope of Alexandria. Many miracles are attributed to him.Gregory the Illuminator33130 September (Antioch, Alexandria, Armenia, and Axum)Illuminator of Armenia, converted it from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in 301. Philoxenus of Mabbug52310 December (Antioch)Bishop of Mabbug, defender of Miaphysite orthodoxy, dubbed "Teacher of Teachers" (;Malphōnô d-Malphōnē).Gregory Barhebraeus128630 July (Antioch)Maphrian, theologian, philosopher, physician, and scientist. Dubbed many laudatory titles.Pishoy4172 July (Antioch)8 Epip/15 July (Alexandria)Desert Father, ascetic, personally witnessed Christ. Dubbed "The Perfect Man".Michael the Syrian11997 November (Antioch)Patriarch of Antioch, famous for his Chronicle, described as "one of the greatest pontiffs of the Church of God, the finest of the Patriarchs of Antioch, a scholar, and a famous chronicler; of everlasting name, of graceful pursuit, and of uncommon qualities, of widely known virtues, and of good deeds".Mercurius Philopateer25025 Epip/1-2 August (Alexandria)Roman soldier, martyr, dubbed "Two-sworded"(; Abū Sēfēin).Ephrem the Syrian373First Saturday of Lent (Antioch)15 Epip (Alexandria)One of the most celebrated Fathers of the Syriac tradition, dubbed the "Harp of the Spirit".
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