Saints of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

A Northern Base of Kyivan Christianity

Also, the City of Novhorod has an entire Choir of largely Ukrainian Saints from her heritage as a daughter of the Church of Kyiv.  Among these are:  St Joakim of Korsun who helped with the Baptism of Rus’ and is Novhorod’s first bishop; St Luke the Jewish (a convert); St Herman; St Arkady; St Gregory; St Martyrius; St Anthony; St Basil; St. Symeon; St Nikita; St Nyphont; St John; St Theoctist; St Moses; St Euphymius; St Jonah and St Serapion.   Included in this Choir is also the tenth century St Anthony the Roman of Novhorod.  An Orthodox Christian of the Italo-Greek tradition, he was a solitary living on an outcropping of rock.  During a storm, the rock broke off the mainland and miraculously carried him to Novhorod where he was received under the Omophorion of St Nyphont and appointed Ihumen of the Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Novhorod. A great Miracle-Worker, St Barlaam was the Abbot of Chutyn Monastery at Novhorod and reposed on November 6, 1192.