Agatha came from a Christian family in Palermo, Sicily. During the persecution under Emperor Decius, the prefect at Catania summoned her because of her Christian faith. The traditional account describes attempts to turn her from Christ through luxury, persuasion, threats, and imprisonment. Agatha remained steadfast through each change of tactics. The life also tells of consolation and healing associated with the Apostle Peter during her captivity. She eventually died in prison while offering thanks to God. Her commemoration honors a young Christian whose convictions survived the misuse of political power.
Agrippina was born and raised in Rome. She suffered martyrdom during the reign of Valerian. Three Christian women, Bassa, Paula and Agathonica, carried her body to Sicily for burial. Her tomb became a place of Christian veneration.
The Church’s traditional life remembers Alexandra as an empress who confessed Christ despite the danger of imperial opposition. Her commemoration is connected with the martyr George, whose witness encouraged her faith. The OCA account also recounts her later exile with her daughter Valeria and their death under Licinius. These traditions portray a woman who chose fidelity to Christ over the protection of status. Alexandra’s example invites reflection on the cost of conscience: privilege does not remove the need to make difficult choices, and courage can mean refusing to let fear determine whom we serve.
Euplus was a Christian from Catania in Sicily, remembered as an archdeacon. During Diocletian’s persecution he was brought before the governor Calvisian. He refused to abandon Christ despite torture and was beheaded.
Aquilina was raised in a Christian family in the Phoenician city of Byblos. The OCA life remembers her sharing Christian faith with a friend while still very young. A report of her teaching reached the governor, who demanded that she abandon Christ. Neither flattering promises nor threats changed her confession. The traditional account describes suffering, divine help, and prayer before her death during Diocletian’s persecution. Christians buried her, and her relics were later honored in Constantinople. Her story joins the willingness to learn and teach with steadfast trust under severe pressure.
Ariadne was an enslaved Christian woman in Phrygia. When her master held an idolatrous celebration, she refused to participate. The received life describes her beating, imprisonment and flight after her release. Pursued again, she prayed for protection; the account tells of a rock opening to shelter her.
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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