Tamar was the daughter of George III and Burdukhan and became sovereign of Georgia in the twelfth century. Her Orthodox life remembers her giving needlework to poor people, making vestments for clergy, and supporting churches and monasteries. These acts of personal work and generosity accompany the account of her public responsibilities. The Georgian Orthodox Church honors her as a righteous queen. Her commemoration in the OCA calendar falls on May 1.
Aaron was the elder brother of Moses and Miriam, born into the tribe of Levi in Egypt. He spoke for Moses before Pharaoh and shared the work of leading the Hebrews out of slavery. During the wilderness journey he was consecrated as the first high priest, and his descendants continued the priestly ministry. His life also includes failure: like Moses, he did not enter the promised land. The OCA account reads his priesthood in relation to the Epistle to the Hebrews, where the ministry of Aaron helps explain the greater priesthood of Christ. His remembrance includes service without concealing human limitation.
Theodore Ushakov served as a Russian naval commander before retiring near Sanaxar Monastery. The OCA's account remembers his encouragement of Orthodox Christians on Corfu as well as the charitable life that followed his military career. He attended church on Sundays and feast days, spent Lent with the monks, supported the monastery, and gave alms to people in need. These actions, rather than victory at sea alone, explain the spiritual emphasis of his commemoration. He died in 1817 and was buried beside the monastery church. His identity must be distinguished from his relative Theodore of Sanaxar, who was a monk.
Anna appears in Luke's account of the infant Jesus being brought to the Temple in Jerusalem. She was the daughter of Phanuel, belonged to the tribe of Asher, and had lived many years as a widow after a brief marriage. Luke describes her steady worship through fasting and prayer. When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus, Anna gave thanks to God and spoke about him to people waiting for Jerusalem's redemption. Her witness follows Simeon's recognition of the child. The Church remembers her as an elderly woman whose years of prayer opened into thanksgiving and public testimony to Christ.
Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob. The OCA entry preserves his earlier name Benoni and points to the blessing Jacob gave him in Genesis. The entry distinguishes the later tribe’s reputation from a judgment on Benjamin himself.
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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