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Righteous Ruth
December 13
Ruth, the wife of Boaz, is remembered in the Old Testament book bearing her name. The OCA entry gives this identification and directs readers to that book.
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Righteous Sarah
December 13
Sarah was Abraham’s wife and the mother of Isaac. Originally called Sarai, she received the name Sarah within the biblical account of God’s promise to Abraham’s household. The visitors at Mamre announced that she would bear a son, although both she and Abraham were old. Her first response was disbelief, but the promise was fulfilled in Isaac’s birth. The OCA life also points to the New Testament’s remembrance of her faith. Orthodox Christians commemorate her among the holy Forefathers, receiving her story within the long preparation for Christ rather than treating her motherhood as a standard every woman must meet.
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Righteous Simeon, Wonderworker of Verkhoturye
December 18
Simeon lived as a lay ascetic in the Ural region, associated with the village of Merkushinsk. He traveled between villages and sewed clothing without charge, particularly for poor people. The OCA life also describes his conversations about the Christian faith with local people. He spent solitary time fishing and contemplating creation. His remembered service joined ordinary manual work with care for neighbors. His feast on December 18 follows the linked OCA calendar; other commemorations may also appear in local calendars.
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Righteous Theodora, wife of Emperor Theophilus the Iconoclast
February 11
Theodora was the wife of Emperor Theophilus, whose opposition to icons she did not share. She continued to venerate icons privately. After his death, she governed as regent while their son Michael was a child. Her support for a council helped restore the public veneration of icons, remembered in the annual Triumph of Orthodoxy. When her period of government ended, she spent years in a monastery, devoted to prayer and spiritual reading. Her life brings together public responsibility, fidelity during disagreement, and the quieter discipline of devotion beyond the imperial court.
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Righteous Virgin Martyr Glaphyra
April 26
Glaphyra served Empress Constantia and sought her help when Emperor Licinius directed unwanted sexual attention toward her. With the empress's assistance, she escaped and eventually found shelter with Bishop Basil at Amasea. While there, she gave the funds she had received toward the construction of a church and asked Constantia for further support. The OCA's account says that Glaphyra died before the emperor's order for her arrest arrived. Her commemoration remembers a woman who sought protection and then supported the worship of the community that sheltered her. Most of the source's later narrative concerns Basil and must not be transferred to her.
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Saint Aidan, Bishop of Lindesfarne
August 31
Aidan was a monk of Iona before being sent to Northumbria as a missionary bishop. He argued that a failed mission required gentler teaching rather than blame directed at the people who had not understood. King Oswald provided Lindisfarne for his episcopal center and sometimes interpreted his preaching. Aidan traveled among the people, established communities, and distributed gifts to those in need. The received life remembers him giving away even a royal horse to a poor man. His mission joined clear teaching with patience, simplicity, and a willingness to let possessions serve another person’s immediate needs.
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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.