 They were ideal models for the upcoming canonizations, and had a positive influence on the church and civic society.The majority of saints were canonized in the period between 1550 and 1721, including around 123 local and 23 church-wide saints.Some were included in Synaxes ("собор"), groupings of saints of a region, such as Synaxis of All Saints of Novgorod or Synaxis of All Saints of Moscow.