A baptismal name for a boy
Adam
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Adam
Righteous AdamDecember 24The first man, created by God in His image, from whom all humanity descends.- Saint Adam of SaxonyA saint venerated in the Ukrainian tradition, who died in 1210.
- Venerable Martyr Adam of SinaiJanuary 14A monk of Sinai who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Venerable Adam the AbbotJune 3A holy abbot honored at Petacciato in Italy, who reposed in 1060.
Questions
The name day of Adam is December 24, the feast of Righteous Adam. It is also kept on January 14, June 3.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Adam, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Adam is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Righteous Adam as patron.