A baptismal name for a boy
Abraham
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Abraham
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Righteous AbrahamOctober 9Ancestor of the chosen people, called by God out of Ur and named father of the faithful.
Venerable Abraham of SmolenskAugust 21Russian monk and priest at the Bogoroditsa convent in Smolensk, a preacher regarded as a wonderworker; died around 1222..jpg)
Martyr Abraham of BulgariaApril 1Convert from Islam to Christianity, martyred for his faith in 1229.
Venerable Abraham of RostovOctober 29Monk born at Chukhloma, archimandrite of the monastery in Rostov, born Abercius; he died in 1077.
Saint Abraham of ArbelaFebruary 4Bishop of Arbela in Sassanid Persia, appointed deputy to the imprisoned Bishop John; died around 345.
Venerable Abraham of GalichJanuary 23Disciple of Sergius of Radonezh who founded four monasteries on Lake Chukhloma; died in 1375.- Saint Abraham of HarranFebruary 14Syrian hermit born at Cyrrhus, bishop of Harran, called the Apostle of Lebanon; died in Constantinople in 422.
Venerable Abraham the LaboriousAugust 21Monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who lived between the 12th and 14th centuries, commemorated August 21.
Venerable Abraham the Recluse of the Kiev CavesSeptember 28Monk, priest and recluse of the Kiev Caves Lavra, who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries.
Venerable Abraham of MirozhSeptember 24Builder and first abbot of the Transfiguration Monastery of Mirozh in Pskov, who died in 1158.- Venerable Abraham of PaleostrovAugust 21Abbot of the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery at Paleostrov, disciple of Saint Cornelius; died about 1460.
- Saint Abraham of EphesusOctober 28Archbishop of Ephesus in the sixth century and founder of monasteries.
Questions
The name day of Abraham is October 9, the feast of Righteous Abraham. It is also kept on August 21, April 1, October 29, February 4, January 23, February 14, September 28, September 24.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Abraham, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Abraham is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Righteous Abraham as patron.