Lives of the Saints

The cloud of witnesses: apostles, fathers, mothers, martyrs, monastics. The men and women through whom the tradition was kept, taught, and made visible.

Saint biographies are being prepared for publication. In the meantime, see essays that touch on the saints in our Church Fathers and Theotokos tag archives, or read the most recent essay on the veneration of the Theotokos.

Coming soon

• St. Mary of Egypt — Penitent of the Jordan
• St. Athanasius the Great — Patriarch of Alexandria
• St. John Chrysostom — The Golden-Mouthed
• St. Basil the Great — Cappadocian Father
• St. Gregory Palamas — Theologian of the divine energies
• St. Seraphim of Sarov — Russian wonderworker
• The Apostle Andrew the First-Called
• St. Nicholas of Myra
• St. Macrina the Younger
• St. Ephrem the Syrian
• St. Xenia of St. Petersburg
• St. Innocent of Alaska

Each saint will receive a biography page with troparion, life, and feast date as we publish them.