Equal-to-apostles
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An equal-to-the-apostles (Greek: Iσαπόστολος, isapostolos) 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
- St. Helena of Constantinople
- Constantine (I) the Great
- Cyril and Methodius
- Vladimir
- Olga of Kiev
- St. Cosmas of Aetolia
- Mariamne
- Thekla
- St. Nino of Georgia
- Nicholas of Japan
- Innocent of Alaska
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