List of Saint Titles

Title 	Description 	Example
Abbot (Abbess) 	The head of a monastery. 	
Archbishop 	One who is the bishop of an archdiocese 	
Ascetic 	One who removes themself from the normal world to live a life of sanctity and purity. 	
Bishop 	A clergyman responsible for the governing of one or more dioceses. 	
Church Father 	The ancient and influential theologians who established the doctrine and dogma of the faith. 	
Confessor 	One who suffers for the faith but is not martyred outright. 	Maximus the Confessor
Deacon 	The main assistant to the priest during the Holy Liturgy. 	
Desert Father 	The early Christian ascetics who lived in the desert and founded monasticism and asceticism. 	
Desert Mother 	The female equivalent of the Desert Fathers. 	
Enlightener 	One who first brings the faith to a people or region or does heavy evangelical work in said region. 	Herman of Alaska
Equal-to-the-Apostles	One whose work greatly builds up the church and is comparable to that of the apostles. 	Constantine the Great
Evangelist 	A title given to the 4 saints who wrote the Gospels. 	
Fool-for-Christ 	One who lives an ascetic lifestyle while appearing insane, despite the holiness. 	Andrew of Constantinople
God-Bearing 	A title given to the Holy Fathers (Church Fathers). 	Athanasius of Alexandria
Great-Martyr 	A martyr who suffers great torture while performing miracles and converting nonbelievers. 	George
Hagiographer 	One who documents the lives of saints. 	
Healer 	One who uses the power of God to heal maladies and injuries. 	
Hermit 	One who lives a life of seclusion. 	
Hieroconfessor 	A confessor who is also a clergyman (priest). 	
Hieromartyr 	A martyr who is also a clergyman. 	
Hieromonk 	A monk who is also a clergyman. 	
Iconographer 	One who created and painted icons. 	
Martyr 	One who dies or is killed for their faith. 	
Merciful 	One known for their charitable work to groups like the poor. 	
Monk 	One who lives a monastic lifestyle. 	
Myrrhbearer 	The first witnesses of the Resurrection of Christ. 	
Myroblyte 	A saint whose relics exude holy, sweet-smelling, and miraculous oil. 	
New-Martyr 	A martyr whose death occurred more recently (and often shares their name with another martyr). 	
Nun 	The female equivalent of a monk. 	
Passion-Bearer 	One who faces their death in a Christ-like manner but is not killed for their faith explicitly. 	
Patriarch 	The highest-ranking bishop in a church (also used in reference to Old Testament patriarchs of the Israeli people).	
Presbytera 	The wife of a priest (other names include Matushka). 	
Prophet 	An Old Testament saint who anticipated Christ and other holy events. 	
Protomartyr 	The first martyr of a given region (or in the church's history). 	
Recluse 	One who lives in voluntary seclusion (often shutting themselves in)> 	
Right-Believing 	A title often given to monarchs or their wives for living a righteous life. 	
Righteous 	Either given to a holy person under the Old Covenant (Testament) or married saints under the New Covenant. 	
Stylite 	One who lives on a pillar and practices an ascetic lifestyle. 	
Theologian 	One who studies God and other important aspects of religion (only given to 3 saints). 	
Unmercenary Healer 	A saint who uses God's power to heal injuries and maladies without charge. 	
Venerable 	A monastic saint. 	
Venerable-Martyr 	A martyred monastic saint. 	
Virgin 	A female saint who kept their virginity (or who were so pure and earned it back). 	
Virgin-Martyr 	A virgin female saint who was martyred (often for the refusal to get married). 	
Wonder-Worker 	One who performs miracles through the power of God.