A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Agathangelos
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Agathangelos
New Martyr Agathangelos of LerinNovember 8New martyr from Lerin, martyred at Bitola under Ottoman rule.- New Martyr Agathangelos of EsphigmenouApril 19Greek new martyr, a monk of Esphigmenou, born in 1799 and martyred at Smyrna in 1818.
- Venerable Agathangelos of New SketeAn Athonite elder of the New Skete; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- New Martyr Agathangelos of FlorinaFebruary 17A new martyr from Florina who died for the faith in 1727.
Questions
The name day of Agathangelos is November 8, the feast of New Martyr Agathangelos of Lerin. It is also kept on April 19, February 17.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Agathangelos, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Agathangelos is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have New Martyr Agathangelos of Lerin as patron.