holding a draco standard. Three equestrian saints, Demetrius, Theodore and George, are depicted in the "Zoodochos Pigi" chapel in central Macedonia in Greece, in the prefecture of Kilkis, near the modern village of Kolchida, dated to the 9th or 10th century. The "dragon-slaying" motif develops in the 10th century, especially iconography seen in the Cappadocian cave churches of Göreme, where frescoes of the 10th century show military saints on horseback confronting serpents with one, two or three heads. In later medieval Byzantine iconography, the pair of horsemen is no longer identified as Theodore and George, but as George and Demetrius. List Catholic (NB: Some saints on the list remain unclassified as of 2021) Eastern Orthodox Church In the Romanian Orthodox Church: Michael the Archangel: protector of the Romanian Army, and, as the patron saint of Michael the Brave and as the symbol of the Romanian victory in the Great War, the protector of the unity of all Romanians. Saint George: patron of the Romanian Land Forces Saint Elijah: patron of the Romanian Air Forces Virgin Mary: patron of the Romanian Naval Forces The Russian Orthodox Church: Michael the Archangel: military; paratroopers; policemen (including MVD Police and the Military Police), Heavenly guardian of the Russian Lands. Barbara: missile servicemen including those of the Strategic Missile Forces, the Missile Forces and Artillery and the Air Defense Forces of the Ground Forces, Air Defence of the Air Force, Russian Space Forces and Russian Aerospace Defence Force Saint Alexander Nevskiy: soldiers protecting Russian Lands, National Guard of Russia, Spetsnaz. Saint Dmitry Donskoy: soldiers under the Tank Troops and all motorized rifle units Saint George: soldiers and all people protecting the nation, and Patron Saint of the city of Moscow. Also co-patron of cavalry and tank troops. Saints Aleksandr Peresvet and Andrey Oslyabya: Radonezhskiy holy monk-warriors. Saint Nikita the Warrior (Vesoron): Orthodox soldiers. Saints Boris and Gleb, holy orthodox princes of Russia: soldiers. Saint John the Warrior: soldiers. Saint Merkuriy of Smolensk, warrior-martyr: soldiers. Saint Evgeniy Sevastiyskiy, warrior-martyr: soldiers. Prince Vladimir: Patron Saint of the National Guard of Russia Saint Iliya Muromets: Patron of the Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Saint Feodor Stratilat: Orthodox soldiers. Saint Elijah the Prophet: the Russian Air Force. Saint Feodor Ushakov: the Navy, including nuclear submarines. Saint Andrew: Russian Navy (Principal Patron) Holy Prophet Isaiah: Russian Airborne Forces Saint Seraphim of Sarov: Nuclear Warhead