Mavra was baptized Maria and came from the Bistrița Valley near Ceahlău. The official life places her in the early modern period. Following an elder nun’s advice, she first learned monastic life in a community before withdrawing to solitude. The account remembers daily psalms, Scripture reading and prayer. When she returned to the skete for worship, nuns and pilgrims sought her counsel. Her precise life dates are not established in the reviewed account.
Olympias lived in Fărcașa and raised eight children with her husband Ion Tănase. One son became Petronius of Prodromos. The official life remembers her making clothes for her household, working the land and helping people in need. She also served as the village midwife. A remembered visit to a bedridden neighbor describes her bringing a gift and washing the woman’s feet. Prayer and church attendance accompanied her daily responsibilities. She died in 1967.
Safta came from the Balș family and married Grigore Brâncoveanu. After his death, she established a hospital for people who could not afford care, continuing a charitable purpose they had shared. She later entered Văratec and received the name Elisabeta. The official life remembers almsgiving, gifts for churches and monasteries, and prayer in her cell when illness prevented her from attending services. She died in 1857.
Anastasia raised her children amid family hardship and pressure over their religious upbringing. Her son Anastasiu later became Metropolitan Andrew Șaguna. The official account remembers her teaching the Orthodox faith at home, arranging schooling and seeking help from the authorities. When the household became unsafe, she took her children to her parents’ home. Her commemoration honors a mother’s sustained care and religious instruction. She died in 1836.
Philotimia was baptized Filofteia and raised twelve children with her husband Ioan Manolache. One son became Dometius of Râmeț. After widowhood she entered Râmeț, where her son performed her monastic tonsure. The official life remembers her providing for her children, prayer, gentle counsel and help for people who sought her assistance. Her final years were spent within the monastery’s community. She died in 1989.
Cyril was baptized Konstantin in Baošići and entered monastic life at Savina. He later served as a priest and secretary in Šibenik. The official Serbian account remembers his opposition to pressure on the Orthodox community and the prolonged imprisonment that followed. His later years were spent at Bezdin, where monastic records describe his church and community responsibilities. His autobiography preserves testimony about his life and imprisonment. He died in 1857. The Church honors him as a confessor; conflicting details about his release and final years are left unresolved here.
The directory indexes the OCA full-year calendar, including leap-day commemorations, alongside additional researched profiles. Calendar entries include individual saints, groups, icons and feasts. An entry count is not a count of unique saints. Categories are provisional; follow the linked source.
Dates show commemorations in the referenced calendar year. Movable feasts change annually, and local calendars may differ. Additional jurisdictions, original biographies and icon research remain in progress. This collection does not yet claim complete Eastern Orthodox coverage.
Calendar metadata was retrieved through Orthocal’s source repository and the Orthodox Church in America. Source-only calendar records link to their original accounts; researched profiles include individually sourced artwork.
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