Saint titles for holy figures of the Eastern Orthodox Church
The holy figures of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite ) have various customary saint titles with which they are commemorated on the liturgical calendar and in Divine Services .
The following list explains the references:
Theologian : Has classical meaning, but only three saints are given the appellation Theologian : John the Theologian, Gregory the Theologian, and Symeon the New Theologian.
Confessor : one who has suffered for the faith but not martyred outright[1]
Enlightener : the saint who first brought the faith to a people or region, or who did major work of evangelization there
Equal-to-the-Apostles : one whose work greatly built up the Church, whether through direct missionary work or through assisting the Church's place in society[2]
Fool-for-Christ : a saint known for his apparent, yet holy insanity
God-bearing : title given to one of the Holy Fathers [2]
Great-martyr : one who was martyred for the faith and suffered torture
Healer : a saint who used the power of God to heal maladies and injuries
Hieroconfessor : a confessor who is also a clergyman
Hieromartyr : a martyr who is also a clergyman
Martyr : one who has died for the faith[1]
Merciful : one known for charitable work, especially toward the poor
Myrrhbearers : the first witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus [2]
Myroblyte , Myrrh-gushing or Myrrh-streaming : the relics of the saint exude holy and sweet-smelling (and often miraculous) oil
New-martyr : a martyr often bearing the same name as a more ancient martyr, but usually more recent in the Church's history
Passion-bearer : one who faced his death in a Christ-like manner
Prophet : an Old Testament saint who anticipated Christ[1]
Protomartyr : the first martyr in a given region (in the case of Stephen the Protomartyr , the first martyr of the whole Church)
Right-Believing : an epithet used for sainted secular rulers
Righteous : a holy person under the Old Covenant (Old Testament Israel) but also sometimes used for married saints of the New Covenant (the Church)
Unmercenary Healer : a saint who used the power of God to heal maladies and injuries without charge
Venerable : a monastic saint
Venerable-martyr : a martyred monastic
Virgin Martyr : an unmarried, non-monastic, chaste female martyr
Wonder-worker : a saint renowned for performing miracles