List of people known as the Wonderworker

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"The Wonderworker" is a religious epithet applied to:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pope Agatho</span> Head of the Catholic Church from 678 until 681

Pope Agatho served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death. He heard the appeal of Wilfrid of York, who had been displaced from his see by the division of the archdiocese ordered by Theodore of Canterbury. During Agatho's tenure, the Sixth Ecumenical Council was convened to deal with monothelitism. He is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gregory Thaumaturgus</span> Greek bishop and saint (c. 213 – 270)

Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Miracle-Worker, also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century. He has been canonized as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

Sep. 2 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 4

<span class="mw-page-title-main">March 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

March 30 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 1

<span class="mw-page-title-main">May 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

May 15 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 17

<span class="mw-page-title-main">May 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

May 20 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 22

<span class="mw-page-title-main">May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

May 22 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 24

Equal-to-apostles or equal-to-the-apostles is a special title given to some saints in Eastern Orthodoxy and in Byzantine Catholicism. The title is bestowed as a recognition of these saints' outstanding service in the spreading and assertion of Christianity, comparable to that of the original apostles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John of Shanghai and San Francisco</span> Russian ascetic and saint (1896–1966)

John of Shanghai and San Francisco was a prominent Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) who was active in the mid-20th century. He was a pastor and spiritual father of high reputation and a reputed wonderworker to whom were attributed powers of prophecy, clairvoyance and healing. He is often referred to as "St. John the Wonderworker".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">August 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

August 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 8

<span class="mw-page-title-main">November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

November 20 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 22

<span class="mw-page-title-main">February 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

February 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 21

Saint Gregory, also Pope Gregory I or Gregory the Dialogist, was Pope from 590 until his death.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">John of Moscow</span>

John of Moscow also known as Blessed John the Fool for Christ was a 16th-century Russian saint. He was born on the outskirts of Vologda in Russia. He was considered a wonderworker in Moscow and spent his youth as a labourer in a local saltworks and as a water-carrier. John made his work a spiritual discipline in conjunction with a strict commitment to fasting and personal prayer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hypatius of Gangra</span>

Hypatius of Gangra was Titular Bishop of Gangra, Asia Minor. He was present at the First Ecumenical Council where he supported Saint Athanasius the Great against the Arian heresy. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates him on March 31 and Roman Catholic Church celebrates him on 14 November.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leo of Catania</span> Catholic saint and 15th bishop of Catania

Saint Leo of Catania, also known as the Thaumaturgus, or St Leo the Wonderworker in Sicily, was the fifteenth bishop of Catania, famed also for his love and care toward the poor. His feast day occurs on 20 February, the day of his death, when he is venerated as a saint by both Roman Catholics and the Orthodox Church. He lived in the hiatus between the reigns of the Emperors Justinian II and Constantine VI.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">November 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span>

November 15 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 17

<span class="mw-page-title-main">December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)</span> Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

December 3 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 5