Glorification
Orthodox churches usually speak of glorification rather than centralized canonization. Saints are recognized through the life of the Church, liturgy, icons, and feast days, often with synodal confirmation.
Saints & Devotions
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Glorification, icons, feasts, prayer, and holy memory.
Study Orthodox saints through liturgy, prayer, icons, and the witness of the Church.Apostolic and pre-schism
Shared Ancient Saints
Catholic and Orthodox traditions share many saints from the ancient undivided Church: apostles, martyrs, bishops, confessors, and teachers.Mary, Mother of GodPeter and PaulIgnatius of AntiochPolycarp
Local Church and synodal reception
Orthodox Glorified Saints
In Orthodox life, saints are often glorified through the lived reception of the Church, with liturgy, icons, feast days, and synodal recognition.Seraphim of SarovGregory PalamasSilouan the AthoniteMaria of Paris
Calendar and worship
Feasts And Holy Memory
Orthodox devotion remembers saints in the liturgical calendar, troparia, kontakia, feast days, fasts, and holy images.Great FeastsNamedaysMartyrsConfessors
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Jesus Prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a central Orthodox prayer of repentance, humility, and continual remembrance of Christ.
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Akathists And Hymns
Akathists and hymnography are theology sung in prayer, linking doctrine to worship, memory, and praise.
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Icons And Holy Images
Icons confess the incarnation and honor the saints while keeping worship directed to God alone.
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Relics And Feast Days
Relics, feasts, and memorials are part of Orthodox holy memory and the Church's life in time.
Veneration And Worship
Saints are honored as friends of God and members of the glorified Church. Worship belongs to God alone; honor is shown to the saints, their icons, and their relics.
Intercession
The Orthodox Church prays with the saints as part of the one communion of the Church in Christ, living and departed together in his body.
Catholic And Orthodox Difference
Catholic canonization is normally a centralized papal act. Orthodox glorification is usually received through the life of the local and wider Church, especially in liturgy and devotion.