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*'''Enlightener of N.''': the saint who first brought the faith to a people or region, or who did major work of evangelization there
*'''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 their apparent, yet holy insanity*'''God-bearer''': one who bears God within himself themselves and is aflame in heart with love for Him [http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/ignatius.html]
*'''Great-martyr''': one who was martyred for the faith and suffered torture
*'''Hieromartyr''': a martyr who is also a [[clergy]]man
*'''Myrrh-streaming''' or '''Myrrh-gusher''': the [[relics]] of the saint exude holy and sweet-smelling (and often miraculous) oil
*'''New-martyr''': a martyr often bearing the same name as a more ancient martyr, but usually more recent in the Church's history
*'''[[Passion-bearer]]''': one who faced his their death in a Christ-like manner
*'''Protomartyr''': the first martyr in a given region (in the case of [[Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr|Stephen the Protomartyr]], the first martyr of the whole Church)
*'''Right-believing''': an epithet used for sainted secular rulers
