Entities
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
- entity_id
- {'description': 'Stable identifier (e.g. ENT_GRK_ZEUS, ENT_EGY_OSIRIS, ENT_ISL_MUSA)'}
- canonical_name
- {'description': 'Primary English name used in the database'}
- greek_name
- {'description': 'Greek-script name, where applicable'}
- tradition
- {'description': 'Religious or cultural tradition of origin'}
- entity_class
- {'description': 'Controlled top-level kind (19 values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, ruler, prophet, sage, saint, scriptural-figure, abstraction, collective, realm, ritual, title, object) — recommended for filtering by kind'}
- entity_type
- {'description': 'Granular free-text type descriptor (894 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
- category
- {'description': 'Broader functional category (146 values — recommended for filtering)'}
- primary_domains
- {'description': 'Primary divine domains, comma-separated'}
- evidence_confidence
- {'description': 'Sourcing quality: A = direct primary-text attestation; B = strong secondary; C = inference; D = speculative'}
- chthonic_flag
- {'description': 'True if this entity has underworld or chthonic associations'}
- serpent_flag
- {'description': 'True if this entity has serpent or dragon associations'}
- short_note
- {'description': 'Scholarly description with source citations'}
38 rows where entity_class = "saint" and tradition = "Christian/Orthodox"
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| entity_id ▼ | canonical_name | greek_name | tradition | entity_type | category | primary_domains | tags | cult_scope | primary_period | evidence_confidence | review_status | inclusion_basis | earth_association_score | chthonic_flag | serpent_flag | short_note | entity_class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ORTH_ALEXANDRA_FEODOROVNA | Empress Alexandra Feodorovna | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Passion-bearer / Royal Martyr | Passion-bearing | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Russian empress (1872-1918), wife of Nicholas II; executed at Yekaterinburg and glorified as a passion-bearer in 2000. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_ALEXEI_TSAREVICH | Tsarevich Alexei | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Passion-bearer / Royal Martyr | Passion-bearing | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heir to the Russian throne (1904-1918), son of Nicholas II; executed at Yekaterinburg and glorified with his family as a passion-bearer in 2000. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_ATHANASIUS | Athanasius of Alexandria | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / Church Father | the defence of Nicene orthodoxy; monasticism | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great hierarch | 0 | 0 | 0 | Athanasius the Great of Alexandria, champion of Nicene orthodoxy and biographer of Antony. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_BASIL | Basil the Great | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / Church Father | liturgy; monasticism; charity; the Cappadocian theology | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | One of the Three Holy Hierarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | Basil the Great of Caesarea, one of the Three Holy Hierarchs and the Cappadocian Fathers. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_CHRYSOSTOM | John Chrysostom | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / Church Father | preaching; the Divine Liturgy; almsgiving | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | One of the Three Holy Hierarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Chrysostom ("Golden-mouthed"), archbishop of Constantinople, one of the Three Holy Hierarchs. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_CLIMACUS | John Climacus | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Monastic teacher | ascetic ascent; the Ladder of Divine Ascent | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Sinai abbot, author of the Ladder | 0 | 0 | 0 | John of the Ladder, abbot of Sinai, author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_CYRIL_METHODIUS | Cyril and Methodius | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Equal-to-the-Apostles | the Slavic mission; the Glagolitic script | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Apostles to the Slavs | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cyril and Methodius, the Equal-to-the-Apostles brothers who evangelised the Slavs and devised their script. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_DEMETRIOS | Demetrios of Thessaloniki | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Great-martyr / warrior-saint | protection in war; the city of Thessaloniki; myrrh-streaming | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great-martyr with major cultus | 0 | 0 | 0 | The myrrh-streaming great-martyr and warrior-saint, protector of Thessaloniki. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_ELIZABETH_FEODOROVNA | Elizabeth Feodorovna | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | New Martyr / Grand Duchess | Charity; monastic foundation; new-martyrdom | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Grand Duchess Elizabeth (1864-1918), founder of the Martha and Mary Convent; murdered by the Bolsheviks at Alapayevsk. New-martyr glorified 1981 (ROCOR) / 1992 (Moscow). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_GREGORY_THEOLOGIAN | Gregory the Theologian | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / Church Father | Trinitarian theology; sacred oratory | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | One of the Three Holy Hierarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gregory of Nazianzus, "the Theologian," one of the Three Holy Hierarchs and the Cappadocian Fathers. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_IGNATIUS_BRIANCHANINOV | Ignatius Brianchaninov | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / ascetic writer | Asceticism; the Jesus Prayer; patristic spirituality | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian bishop (1807-1867), author of The Arena and On the Prayer of Jesus; major modern systematizer of patristic ascetic teaching. Glorified 1988. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_JOHN_KRONSTADT | John of Kronstadt | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Wonderworker / pastor | Pastoral ministry; the Eucharist; healing; charity | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian parish priest (1829-1908), famed wonderworker and author of My Life in Christ; renowned for frequent communion and miracles of healing. Glorified 1990. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_JOHN_MAXIMOVITCH | John Maximovitch (of Shanghai and San Francisco) | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / wonderworker | Healing; ascetic episcopate; diaspora mission | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian Orthodox bishop (1896-1966) of the diaspora (Shanghai, Western Europe, San Francisco); ascetic wonderworker. Glorified 1994 (ROCOR). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_JOSEPH_HESYCHAST | Joseph the Hesychast | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hesychast / Elder (Geron) | Hesychasm; noetic prayer; Athonite monastic renewal | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Athonite elder (1897-1959) whose disciples repopulated many Athonite monasteries; key figure in the 20th-c. hesychast revival. Glorified 2020. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_JUSTIN_POPOVIC | Justin Popovic | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Theologian / confessor | Dogmatic theology; patristic revival; christocentric spirituality | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Serbian theologian and archimandrite (1894-1979), author of the Dogmatics of the Orthodox Church and Lives of the Saints; disciple of patristic tradition. Glorified 2010. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_LUKE_SIMFEROPOL | Luke of Simferopol (Voino-Yasenetsky) | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | New Confessor / hierarch | Healing; medicine; confession under persecution | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian archbishop and surgeon (1877-1961), Valentin Voino-Yasenetsky, confessor who suffered Soviet imprisonment and exile while practicing surgery. Glorified 1995/2000. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_MARIA_SKOBTSOVA | Maria Skobtsova (Maria of Paris) | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | New Martyr / monastic | Social charity; new-martyrdom; ministry to the persecuted | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian emigre nun in Paris (1891-1945) who sheltered Jews and others under Nazi occupation; died at Ravensbruck. Glorified 2004 (Ecumenical Patriarchate). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_MARY_EGYPT | Mary of Egypt | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Penitent ascetic | repentance; the desert; Great Lent | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great penitent with major cultus | 1 | 0 | 0 | The great penitent of the desert, model of repentance, commemorated on the fifth Sunday of Lent. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_MATRONA_MOSCOW | Matrona of Moscow | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Blessed wonderworker | Healing; clairvoyance; consolation under persecution | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Blind Russian laywoman (1881-1952), Matrona Nikonova, venerated for healing and spiritual sight during the Soviet era; one of the most popular Russian saints. Glorified 1999/2004. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_MENAS | Menas | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Wonderworker-martyr | wonderworking; the recovery of lost things; the Egyptian shrine | Orthodox | B | candidate_verified_name | Wonderworking martyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | The wonderworking Egyptian martyr Menas, whose Abu Mena shrine drew vast pilgrimage. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_NECTARIOS_AEGINA | Nektarios of Aegina | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / wonderworker | Healing; humility under slander; monastic founding | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greek bishop (1846-1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis, founder of the convent on Aegina; one of the most popular modern Greek wonderworkers and healers. Glorified 1961. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_NICHOLAS_II | Tsar Nicholas II | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Passion-bearer / Royal Martyr | Passion-bearing; Christian rulership | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Russian emperor (1868-1918), executed with his family at Yekaterinburg; glorified as a passion-bearer (strastoterpets) in 2000. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_NIKODEMOS_HAGIORITE | Nikodemos the Hagiorite | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hesychast / compiler | Hesychasm; spiritual anthology; canon law | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Athonite monk (1749-1809), co-compiler of the Philokalia with Macarius of Corinth; foundational figure of the modern hesychast revival. Glorified 1955. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_NIKOLAI_VELIMIROVIC | Nikolai Velimirovic | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / theologian | Preaching; theology; spiritual writing | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Serbian bishop (1880-1956), 'the Serbian Chrysostom', author of the Prologue of Ohrid; imprisoned at Dachau. Glorified 2003 (Serbian Orthodox Church). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_PAISIOS_ATHONITE | Paisios of Mount Athos | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Elder (Geron) / hesychast | Spiritual counsel; the Jesus Prayer; discernment | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greek Athonite elder (1924-1994), among the most beloved modern startsy; renowned for counsel and discernment. Glorified 2015 (Ecumenical Patriarchate). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_PALAMAS | Gregory Palamas | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / mystic | hesychasm; the uncreated energies; theosis | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Hierarch and hesychast theologian | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gregory Palamas of Thessaloniki, defender of hesychasm and the doctrine of the uncreated divine energies. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_PANTELEIMON | Panteleimon | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Unmercenary healer | healing; medicine; the unmercenary cure | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great-martyr and healer | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Great-martyr and Healer Panteleimon, chief of the Holy Unmercenaries (Anargyroi). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_PARASKEVI | Paraskevi | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Great-martyr / healer | healing of the eyes; Friday | Orthodox | B | candidate_verified_name | Great-martyr with major cultus | 0 | 0 | 0 | The great-martyr Paraskevi (Petka), healer of the eyes, much venerated in the Balkans. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_PORPHYRIOS_KAVSOKALYVIA | Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Elder (Geron) / hesychast | Clairvoyance; healing; spiritual counsel | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greek elder (1906-1991) of Kavsokalyvia on Athos and later Athens; famed for charismatic gifts of insight and healing. Glorified 2013 (Ecumenical Patriarchate). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_SERAPHIM | Seraphim of Sarov | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Monastic wonderworker | acquisition of the Holy Spirit; healing; joy | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great Russian wonderworker | 0 | 0 | 0 | Seraphim of Sarov, the most beloved Russian wonderworker, radiant with the light of the Holy Spirit. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_SERGIUS | Sergius of Radonezh | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Monastic wonderworker | Russian monasticism; the Trinity Lavra; intercession for Russia | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great Russian wonderworker | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sergius of Radonezh, the great wonderworker of Russia and founder of the Trinity Lavra. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_SILOUAN_ATHONITE | Silouan the Athonite | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hesychast / Elder (Geron) | Hesychasm; the Jesus Prayer; love of enemies; 'Keep your mind in hell' | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian monk of St Panteleimon's Monastery on Athos (1866-1938); his life and teaching were transmitted by his disciple Sophrony. Glorified 1987. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_SIMEON_STYLITES | Simeon Stylites | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Pillar-ascetic | extreme asceticism; the pillar; intercession | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Founder of the pillar-ascetics | 0 | 0 | 0 | Simeon the Stylite, who lived decades atop a pillar near Antioch, founder of the stylite ascetics. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_SOPHRONY_ESSEX | Sophrony of Essex | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Elder (Geron) / hesychast | Hesychasm; the Jesus Prayer; monastic founding | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian-born archimandrite (1896-1993), disciple and biographer of Silouan the Athonite; founder of the Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex. Glorified 2019 (Ecumenical Patriarchate). | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_SYMEON | Symeon the New Theologian | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Mystic | the vision of the divine light; inner prayer | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great mystic | 0 | 0 | 0 | Symeon the New Theologian, the great Byzantine mystic of the vision of the divine light. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_THEODORE | Theodore the Soldier | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Great-martyr / warrior-saint | protection of soldiers; deliverance | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Great-martyr with major cultus | 0 | 0 | 0 | Theodore the Recruit/General, one of the great warrior-martyrs of the East. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_THEOPHAN_RECLUSE | Theophan the Recluse | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Hierarch / spiritual writer | Prayer of the heart; spiritual direction; Philokalic translation | devotional | A | candidate_verified_name | Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russian bishop (1815-1894) who retired into reclusion; translated the Philokalia into Russian (Dobrotolyubie) and wrote extensively on unceasing prayer. Glorified 1988. | saint | |||
| ENT_ORTH_VLADIMIR | Vladimir | Christian/Orthodox | Saint | Equal-to-the-Apostles | the baptism of Rus'; the conversion of the Slavs | Orthodox | A | candidate_verified_name | Equal-to-the-Apostles ruler | 0 | 0 | 0 | Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev, Equal-to-the-Apostles, who baptised the Rus' in 988. | saint |
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CREATE TABLE "entities" (
[entity_id] TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
[canonical_name] TEXT,
[greek_name] TEXT,
[tradition] TEXT,
[entity_type] TEXT,
[category] TEXT,
[primary_domains] TEXT,
[tags] TEXT,
[cult_scope] TEXT,
[primary_period] TEXT,
[evidence_confidence] TEXT,
[review_status] TEXT,
[inclusion_basis] TEXT,
[earth_association_score] INTEGER,
[chthonic_flag] INTEGER,
[serpent_flag] INTEGER,
[short_note] TEXT,
[entity_class] TEXT REFERENCES [entity_class]([class_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entities_entity_class]
ON [entities] ([entity_class]);