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*'''Confessor''': one who has suffered for the faith but not martyred outright
*'''Hiero-confessor''': one who has suffered for the faith, but not martyred, who is also a [[clergy]]man.
*'''Enlightener of N.''' or '''Illuminator of N.''': the saint who first brought the faith to a people or region, or who did major work of [[evangelization ]] thereas a [[missionary]] or [[evangelist]]*'''Equal-to-the-Apostles''': one whose work greatly built up the Church, whether through direct [[missionary ]] work or through assisting the Church's place in society
*'''[[Fool-for-Christ]]''': a saint known for his apparent, yet holy, insanity
*'''God-bearer''': one who bears God within himself and is aflame in heart with love for Him [http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/ignatius.html]
*'''Hieromartyr''': a martyr who is also a [[clergy]]man
*'''[[Martyr]]''': one who has died for the faith
*'''Merciful''': one known for [[charitable work]], especially toward [[serving the poor]]
*'''Myrrh-bearer''': one of the women who were present at Christ's passion and went to the tomb to anoint the body of Jesus
*'''Myrrh-streaming''', '''Myrrh-gusher''', or '''Myroblete''': the [[relics]] of the saint exude holy and sweet-smelling (and often miraculous) oil
*'''Right-believing''': an epithet used for sainted secular rulers
*'''Righteous''': a holy person under the Old Covenant (Old Testament Israel) but also sometimes used for married saints of the New Covenant (the Church); ''righteous'' may also used as a translation for the Greek ''hosios'', which is usually translated as "venerable."
*'''Unmercenary''': a saint who refused to take payment for healing, especially in [[serving the poor]]
*'''Venerable''': a [[monastic]] saint
*'''Venerable-martyr''': a martyred monastic
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