Wonderworker

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Wonderworker is an honorific title traditionally given to saints renowned for performing numerous miracles, especially within Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Christian traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wonderworker canonical 2
Wonder Worker 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
appliedTo Saint Basil the Blessed ⓘ
Saint Demetrius of Rostov ⓘ
Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus ⓘ
Saint John of Kronstadt ⓘ
linked to: John of Kronstadt

Saint Nektarios of Aegina ⓘ
Saint Nicholas ⓘ
Saint Paraskeva ⓘ
Saint Sergius of Radonezh ⓘ
linked to: Sergius of Radonezh

Saint Spyridon ⓘ
Saint Xenia of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
associatedWith saints ⓘ
basisOfAttribution reports of healings and other miracles ⓘ
tradition and popular piety ⓘ
category Christian honorifics ⓘ
Titles of saints ⓘ
contrastedWith confessor (as a different saintly title) ⓘ
martyr (as a different saintly title) ⓘ
denotes saint renowned for miracles ⓘ
emphasizes miraculous activity over martyrdom ⓘ
etymologyRoot idea of “working wonders” or “performing marvels” ⓘ
grantedFor performance of miracles ⓘ
reputation for numerous miracles ⓘ
hasLanguageVariant English: miracle-worker ⓘ
Greek: thaumaturgos (θαυματουργός) ⓘ
implies holiness recognized by the faithful ⓘ
intercessory power ⓘ
recognizedBy Eastern Catholic Churches (Byzantine rite, in some cases) ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox communities (in some cases) ⓘ
relatedConcept charism of healing ⓘ
intercession of saints ⓘ
miracle ⓘ
religiousContext Christian hagiography ⓘ
veneration of saints ⓘ
typicalEpithetForm “Name the Wonderworker” ⓘ
usedAsEpithetFor Gregory the Wonderworker ⓘ
Nicholas the Wonderworker ⓘ
Spyridon the Wonderworker ⓘ
linked to: Saint Spyridon
usedIn hymnography ⓘ
icons and icon inscriptions ⓘ
liturgical texts ⓘ
saints’ lives (vitae) ⓘ
usedInTradition Eastern Christian traditions ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicholas of Bari → title → Wonderworker ⓘ
Saint Philomena → title → Wonder Worker ⓘ
linked to: Wonderworker