A baptismal name for a boy
Aemilianus
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Aemilianus
Martyr Aemilianus of DurostorumJuly 18Soldier of Durostorum, martyred in the year 362 under Julian the Apostate.
Martyr Aemilianus the PhysicianDecember 7Physician and confessor of Africa who died a martyr under the Arian Vandal king Huneric.- Venerable AemilianusMarch 7A holy monk commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr AemilianusApril 29A martyr at Cirta, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Saint AemilianusSeptember 13A bishop of Valence, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Saint Aemilianus of PionsatFebruary 9A saint honored at Pionsat, of whom little is known.
Questions
The name day of Aemilianus is July 18, the feast of Martyr Aemilianus of Durostorum. It is also kept on December 7, March 7, April 29, September 13, February 9.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Aemilianus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Aemilianus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Aemilianus of Durostorum as patron.