Equal-to-apostles
An equal-to-the-apostles (Greek: Template:Polytonic, isapostolos; Latin: aequalis apostolis; Template:Lang-ro; Template:Lang-ru, ravnoapostolni; Bulgarian and Serbian: Template:Polytonic, ravnoapostolni) is a special title given to some canonized Saints in Eastern Orthodoxy. It is also used by Eastern Rite Catholic Churches that are in communion with Rome. 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.
Below is a partial list of saints who are called equal-to-the-apostles:
- Mary Magdalene (1st century)
- Photine, the Samaritan Woman (1st century)
- Thekla (1st century)
- Abercius of Hieropolis (2nd century)
- Helena of Constantinople (ca. 250 – ca. 330)
- Constantine I, the Great (ca. 272 – 337)
- Nino of Georgia (ca. 296 – ca. 338 or 340)
- Patrick of Ireland (5th century)
- Cyril (827 – 869)
- Methodius (826 – 885)
- Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907)
- Olga of Kiev (ca. 890 – 969)
- Vladimir (ca. 958 – 1015)
- Sava I of Serbia (1175 – 1235)
- Cosmas of Aetolia (1714 – 1779)
- Innocent of Alaska (1797 – 1879)
- Nicholas of Japan (1836 – 1912)
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