List of American Eastern Orthodox saints

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This is a list of American Eastern Orthodox saints.

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For saints who were not born in and did not die in the territory of America, a note has been added detailing their connection to the country.

ImageNameBornDiedFeast DayCanonizationNotes
Alexander Hotovitsky.jpg Alexander Hotovitzky February 11, 1872 in Kremenetz, Volhynia, RussiaAugust 19, 1937 in Moscow, Russia December 4December 4, 1994 [1] Worked as a priest in the United States before returning to Russia in 1914. [2]
Alexis Toth.jpg Alexis of Wilkes-Barre March 18, 1854 in the Austrian Empire May 7, 1909 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United StatesMay 7May 29-30, 1994 [3] by the Orthodox Church in America [4]
Bogolyub GakovichUnknown1941 in the Jadovno concentration camp 2004 [5] Worked as a priest in the United States 1930s. [5]
Bazyli Martysz.png Bazyli Martysz  [ pl ]February 20, 1874 in Poland May 4, 1945 in PolandMay 4June 7-8, 2003Served as a priest in the United States from 1900 to 1912. [6]
St. Herman of Alaska.jpg Herman of Alaska Around 1756-1760 in Serpukhov, RussiaNovember 15, 1837 in Spruce Island, Alaska August 9August 9th, 1970 by both the Orthodox Church In America and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia [7] [8]
St Innocent of Alaska.JPG Innocent of Alaska September 6 [ O.S. August 26] 1797 in Anginskoye, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian EmpireApril 12 [O.S. March 31] 1879 in Moscow, RussiaOctober 6 (glorification) and March 31 (repose) [9] October 6, 1977 by the Russian Orthodox Church [10] Served as a prominent missionary to Alaska and was a bishop of these areas. [11]
Jakov Netsvetov.jpg Jacob Netsvetov 1802 in Atka Island, Aleutian Islands, Russian Alaska July 26, 1864 in New Archangel (Sitka), Russian AlaskaJuly 26October 15-16, 1994 [12] by the Orthodox Church in America [13]
Ioann Kochurov.jpg John Kochurov July 13, 1871 in Bigildino-Surky, Ryazan, RussiaOctober 31, 1917 in Tsarskoye Selo, RussiaOctober 31December 3-4, 1994 by the Russian Orthodox Church. [14] Worked as a priest in the United States before returning to Russia in 1907. [14]
Stjohn shanghai.png John Maximovitch June 4, 1896 in Adamovka, Izyumsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian EmpireJuly 2, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 2July 2, 1994 by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and July 2, 2008 by the Russian Orthodox Church. [15]
Juvenaly of Alaska.JPG Juvenaly of Alaska c.1761 in Nerchinsk, Siberia c.1796 in Quinahgak, AlaskaSeptember 241980 [16] [17]
Mardarije Uskokovic 1889-1935.jpg Mardarije Uskokovich December 22, 1889 in Kornet, Ljesani County, MontenegroDecember 12, 1935 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesDecember 12May 29, 2015 by the Serbian Orthodox Church [18] [19] [20]
Saint Mateja (Stijacic).jpg Matej Stijačić  [ sr ]Deccember 11, 1883 in Klobuk, Herzegovina1941 in the Jadovno concentration camp2004 [21] Served as a parish priest in the US in the 1920s and 1930s. [22]
Episkop Nikolai (Velimirovich).JPG Nikolaj Velimirović January 4, 1881 in Lelić, Serbia March 18, 1956, United StatesMarch 18 and May 3May 19, 2003 by the Serbian Orthodox Church. [23] [24]
Olga of Alaska February 3, 1916 in Kwethluk, AlaskaNovember 3rd, 1979 in Kwethluk, AlaskaOctober 27June 19, 2025 by the Orthodox Church in America. [25] [26] [27]
Saint Peter the Aleut.jpg Peter the Aleut Unknown, presumably in Alaska1815 in California September 241980 by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Alaskan Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. [28] [29]
Straph.jpg Raphael of Brooklyn 1860 in Syria February 14, 1915 in Brooklyn, New YorkFebruary 27May 28-29, 2000 by the Orthodox Church in America. [30] [31]
Sevastijan Dabovic 1863-1940.jpg Sebastian Dabovich 1863 in San Francisco, CaliforniaNovember 30, 1940 at the Žiča Monastery November 30September 5, 2015 by the Serbian Orthodox Church. [32] [33] [34]
Arkhiepiskop Serafim (Samoilovich). Portret.jpg Seraphim (Samoylovich) of Uglich  [ ru ]July 19, 1881 in Myrgorod, Poltava, Russian EmpireNovember 4, 1937 in the Soviet Union November 4August 2000, by the Russian Orthodox ChurchWorked as a priest in America. [35]
Tikhon of Moscow.jpg Tikhon of Moscow December 19, 1865, Toropets, Russian EmpireApril 7, 1925 in MoscowOctober 9October 9, 1989 by the Russian Orthodox ChurchWorked as a bishop in the United States. [36] [37]
Varnava (Nastich).jpg Varnava Nastić January 31, 1914 in Gary, IndianaNovember 12, 1964, SerbiaNovember 12May 15, 2005, by the Serbian Orthodox Church [38]
Episkop Tomskii i Altaiskii Anatolii (Kamenskii).jpg Anatoly (Kamensky)  [ ru ]October 3, 1863, Samara, Russian Empirec.September 20, 1925 in the Soviet UnionSeptember 20Russian Orthodox Church [39] Headed a missionary school in Minnesotta. [39]

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References

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  5. 1 2 "St. Bogoljub Gakovich". St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  6. "New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
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  13. "Saint Jacob Netsvetov" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  14. 1 2 "St. John Kochurov". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  15. "Saint John [Maximovitch], Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  16. "Martyr Juvenaly of Alaska". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
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  18. "Saint Mardarije (Uskokovic)". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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  20. "The Life of St. Mardarije of Libertyville". Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  21. "St Matej Stiyachich" . Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  22. Bear, Jan (2019-06-13). "American Saints: St. Matej Stiyachich" . Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  23. "Repose of Saint Nikolai of Zhicha". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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  26. "Olga of Alaska, A Saint?". American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  27. Peter, Smith (2025-07-05). "Orthodox church's newest saint appeared in people's dreams". The Columbian . Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  28. Orr, Christopher (2011-02-07). "Guest article on St. Peter the Aleut". Orthodox History. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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  30. "Thousands Attend Glorification of Saint Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn, at Saint Tikhon's Monastery". www.oca.org. 2000-06-19. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  31. "St. Raphael". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  32. "The Glorification of St. Sebastian (The Orthodox Word #304)". St. Herman Press. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  33. "St. Sebastian (Dabovich)". Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  34. "Archimandrite Sevastijan Dabovic pass away yesterday at the Zica monastery (First Colum, Second Bloc part)". Politika . December 2, 1940. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  35. "Hieromartyr Seraphim (Samoilovich), Archbishop of Uglich". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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  38. "A Saint from Indiana: St. Barnabas Nastic". American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of North America. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  39. 1 2 "St. Anatole of Irkutsk". arizonaorthodox.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.

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