List of saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Within the liturgical calendar of the Serbian Orthodox Church, numerous saints of ethnic Serb origin are commemorated and venerated.

The Serbian Orthodox Church venerates all Eastern Orthodox saints, regardless of ethnic background, including figures such as John the Baptist, Maximus the Greek, and Nicholas II of Russia.

The list below, however, includes only saints who were either of Serb ethnic descent and/or affiliated with the Serbian Orthodox Church or one of its historical predecessor jurisdictions, such as the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. Folk saints who have not been formally canonised by the Church (for example Patriarch Pavle, Milica Rakić, and Thaddeus of Vitovnica) are not included.

List

ImageNameDied (Year)Feast Day (NS/OS)NotesAnastasia of Serbia1200Right-Believing, Grand Princess consort of Serbia, Venerable, wife of St. Simeon the Myroblyte; native name Ana VukanovićAngelina of Serbia1520Right-Believing, Despotess consort of Serbia, Venerable, wife of John Branković; surnamed BrankovićArsenius I the Syrmian12662nd Archbishop of Serbia (), Venerable, disciple of St. Sava IBarnabas the New Confessor1964Titular Bishop of Hvosno, New Hieroconfessor; surnamed NastićBasil of Ostrog1671Bishop of Zachlumia, Venerable Wonderworker; who founded Ostrog MonasteryBessarion Sarai1744New Venerable Hieroconfessor, HieromonkBranko of Veljun1941New Hieromartyr, parish priest of Veljun; surnamed Dobrosavljević1945New Hieromartyr, one of the ; surnamed SokolovićCyril I1418 / 14198th Patriarch of Serbia (), VenerableDamian of Grahovo1941First Saturday after Elijah's dayNew Hieromartyr; surnamed ŠtrbacDaniel II133711th Archbishop of Serbia (), Venerable; who wrote many hagiographies of Serbian saintsDavid of Serbia1286Venerable, who founded the ; birth name Dmitar NemanjićDositheus of Zagreb1945Metropolitan of Zagreb, New Venerable Hieroconfessor; surnamed VasićEphraim of Serbia14003rd Patriarch of Serbia (), VenerableEustathius I12866th Archbishop of Serbia (), VenerableEustathius II13098th Archbishop of Serbia (), Venerable; who established seven new eparchiesEuthymius of Dečani1501–1600Venerable MartyrGabriel I165922nd Patriarch of Serbia (), Venerable Hieromartyr; surnamed RajićGeorge of Slavonia1941New Hieromartyr; native name Đorđe BogićGregory of GornjakVenerable, Hesychast; Gregory the Younger, Gregory the Hesychast and Gregory the SilentGregory II of Ras1321Bishop of Raška, Venerable; a monk-scribe who transcribed the nomocanon Habakkuk the Deacon1814Hierodeacon, New Venerable Hieromartyr, who was martyred with St. Paisius; birth name Lepoje ProdanovićHelen of DečaniRight-Believing, Empress consort of Bulgaria, Venerable, daughter of St. Milutin; regnal name Ana-NedaHelen of Serbia1314Right-Believing, Venerable, Queen consort of Serbia, wife of St. Uroš the Great, Ktetor, who founded Gradac Monastery; Helena of AnjouHelena Štiljanović1546Venerable, Princess consort of Serbia, wife of St. Stefan Štiljanović; tonsured as JelisavetaHoly Martyrs of Jasenovac1941–1945New Martyrs, who were martyred by the Ustaše in and around Jasenovac concentration camp1688New Martyrs, who consisted of 2 priest-teachers and their 40 students and were martyred by the Ottomans in MomišićiHypomone1450Venerable, Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire, wife of St. Manuel II Palaiologos; birth name Jelena DragašIsaiah of Onogošt1601–1625Venerable hermit, who built a cave church in what is now Ostrog Monastery; Isaiah of OstrogJacob the New of Tuman1946New Venerable Confessor; tortured by the Communists for distributing 8,000 copies of the Lord's Prayer at a train station in Požarevac; birth name Radoje ArsovićJacob of Serbia12927th Archbishop of Serbia (), VenerableJaglika of Piva1943New Martyr, one of the 46 New Martyrs of Plužine in the Doli Pivski massacreJoannicius of Devič1464Venerable Wonderworker; JanićijeJoannicius I of Montenegro1945Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, New Venerable Hieromartyr; surnamed LipovacJoannicius II of Serbia13541st Patriarch of Serbia, previously 12th Archbishop of Serbia,(), Venerable; the Serbian Church was made autocephalous and declared a Patriarchate during his reign in 1346Joasaph of Meteora1422 / 1423Venerable, titular Emperor of Serbs and Greeks (); native name Jovan Uroš Nemanjić; John Ouresis Doukas PalaiologosJohn the New1502Right-Believing, Despot of Serbia (), husband of St. Angelina; surnamed BrankovićJohn Vladimir1016Wonderworker, Myroblyte, Great Martyr, King of Duklja ()1656Metropolitan of Timișoara, Venerable; Joseph the NewJustin of Ćelije1979Hegumen of Ćelije Monastery, Venerable, who wrote against communism and ecumenism; surnamed PopovićLazarus of Serbia1389Right-Believing, Great Martyr, Prince of Serbia (), who was martyred at the Battle of KosovoMacarius of Serbia157413th Patriarch of Serbia (), Venerable; surnamed SokolovićMardarius of Lješanska, Libertyville and All America1935First Bishop of America and Canada, Venerable; native name Mardarije UskokovićMaximus of Ungro-Wallachia1516Metropolitan of Belgrade, Metropolitan of Ungro-Wallachia, Venerable, titular Despot of Serbia (); who founded Krušedol Monastery; birth name Đorđe BrankovićMilica of Serbia1405 (Serbian Orthodox) (Russian Orthodox)Right-Believing, Hegumenia of Ljubostinja Monastery, which she founded, Venerable, Tsaritsa of Serbia; first tonsured as Jevgenija and later JefrosinaMilutin1321Right-Believing, King of Serbia (), Ktetor; regnal name Stefan Uroš II1992unknownNew Martyr; kidnapped and tortured by Croatian soldiers during the Croatian War of Independence, eventually being crucified and dying at the age of 33 - the same age Jesus is traditionally said to have died on the CrossMomčilo Grgurević1321Right-Believing1501–1600Venerable1941Hegumen of Mileševa Monastery, New Venerable Hieromartyr, one of the ; surnamed Trkulja1941–1946New Martyrs; who consisted of many clergymen and monastics and were martyred by the Ustaše (1941) and later by the Yugoslav Partisans (1945–1946)1990Hegumen of Hilandar Monastery, Venerable; Nicanor the New; surnamed SavićNicholas of Ohrid and Žiča1956Bishop of Ohrid and Žiča, Venerable, the New Chrysostom; who wrote the Prologue of Ohrid; surnamed VelimirovićNicodemus I of Peć132510th Archbishop of Serbia (), Venerable, who co-founded Vratna Monastery with St. Milutin; Nicodemus of HilandarNicodemus of Tismana1406Venerable; Hesychast; who founded three monasteries, one in Serbia and two in Romania; Nicodemus the Sanctified, surnamed GrčićNikon I14359th Patriarch of Serbia (), VenerablePaisius the Hegumen1814Hegumen of Moštanica Monastery, New Venerable Martyr, who was martyred with St. Habakkuk; surnamed RistovićPaisius of Janjevo164721st Patriarch of Serbia (), VenerablePeter of Cetinje1830Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, Venerable Wonderworker, Myroblyte; regnal name Petar I Petrović-NjegošPeter of Dabar and Bosnia1941Metropolitan of Dabar and Bosnia, New Hieromartyr; surnamed ZimonjićPeter of Koriša1275–1300Venerable Wonderworker; the first Serbian hermit, who practiced asceticism in the Hermitage of St. Peter of KorišaPlaton of Banja Luka1941Bishop of Banja Luka, New Venerable Hieromartyr; surnamed Jovanović1601–1700VenerableRaphael of Šišatovac1941Prior of Šišatovac Monastery, New Venerable Hieromartyr; surnamed MomčilovićSava I1237 (Saint Sava Day)Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of the Serbs, first Archbishop of Serbia (), Venerable Hieroconfessor, son of Simeon the Myrrh-Streaming, patron saint of Serbia, Serbs and Serbian education and medicine; birth name Rastko NemanjićSava II12713rd Archbishop of Serbia (), Venerable, nephew of St. Sava I; birth name Predislav NemanjićSava II Branković1683Metropolitan of Transylvania, Venerable Hieroconfessor; Sabbas Brancovici in RomanianSava III13169th Archbishop of Serbia (), VenerableSava of Gornji Karlovac1941Bishop of Gornji Karlovac, New Venerable Hieromartyr; surnamed TrlajićSebastian of Jackson1940Missionary, Archimandrite, Venerable; surnamed Dabović1941Hegumen of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Pljevlja, New Venerable Hieromartyr, one of the ; surnamed DžarićSimeon of Dajbabe1941Hegumen of Dajbabe Monastery, Venerable, Hieromonk; surnamed PopovićSimeon the Monk1228Right-Believing, Venerable, Grand Prince of Serbia (), son of St. Simeon the Myroblyte; regnal name Stefan the First-Crowned and surnamed NemanjićSimeon the Myroblyte1200Right-Believing, Venerable, Myroblyte, Grand Prince of Serbia (), father of St. Sava I; and Simeon the Monk; birth name Stefan Nemanja1992New Child Martyr, who was martyred by a Kosovar Albanian woman named after searching for his dog during the Bosnian War; surnamed StojanovićSpyridon of Serbia13894th Patriarch of Serbia (), VenerableStanislav of Lička Jesenica1941 (Serbian Orthodox) (Czech Orthodox)New Hieromartyr, a Czech by birth who became parish priest of Lička Jesenica; surnamed NasadilStephen the Blind1476Right-Believing, Despot of Serbia (); surnamed BrankovićStephen of Dečani1331Martyr, King of Serbia (), Ktetor, who founded Visoki Dečani; regnal name Stefan Uroš IIIStephen of Piperi1697Hegumen of Morača Monastery, VenerableStephen the Tall1427Right-Believing, Righteous, Prince () and Despot of Serbia (), Ktetor, patron saint of the Serbian Armed Forces; surnamed LazarevićStephen Štiljanović1543Right-Believing, Righteous, last Despot of Serbia (), husband of Helena ŠtiljanovićTheoctistus of Serbia1316King of Serbia () and King of Syrmia (), Venerable; regnal name Stefan DragutinTheodore of Komogovo1788First Saturday of Great Lent (Theodore's Saturday)Venerable Martyr; surnamed SladićTheodore of Vršac1594Bishop of Vršac, Venerable Hieromartyr, patron saint of Vršac; surnamed NestorovićUroš the Great1277Right-Believing, King of Serbia (), Ktetor; regnal name Stefan Uroš IUroš the Weak1371Right-Believing, Emperor of the Serbs (), Ktetor; regnal name Stefan Uroš VUrošica1285–1316Venerable, Myroblyte; birth name Stefan Urošic NemanjićVladislavRight-Believing, King of Serbia (), Ktetor; regnal name Stefan VladislavVukašin of Klepci1943New Martyr; Vukašin of Jasenovac, surnamed MandrapaZlata of Meglen1321Right-BelievingZosimus of Tuman1450–1500Venerable Wonderworker, who lived in a cave near what is now Tuman Monastery

See also List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles List of Eastern Orthodox saints List of Russian Eastern Orthodox saints List of American Eastern Orthodox saints

References Svetosavlje: СРБИ СВЕТИТЕЉИ (Serbian Saints)