Righteous · 1745–1817
Theodore Ushakov
Righteous Admiral Theodore Ushakov of the Russian Naval Fleet
New Calendar October 2 Old Calendar October 15
Why they are a saint
Theodore Ushakov was an admiral who never lost a battle and later lived piously; a modern patron of the Russian navy. The years given for this life are 1745–1817. The faithful remember him among the righteous of the Old and New Covenants. The New Calendar feast is October 2.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Patron of Russian Navy, because he was a soldier.
Prayer
O holy Theodore Ushakov, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.
Do not confuse with Theodore the Recruit; Theodore Stratelates.