A baptismal name for a boy
Alypius
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Alypius
Stylite Alypius the StyliteNovember 26Stylite ascetic of the seventh century, monastic founder and a much sought-after spiritual guide.
Saint Alypius of ThagasteAugust 15Bishop of Thagaste in present-day Algeria, a lifelong friend of St. Augustine, converted with him.
Venerable Alypius of the CavesAugust 17Monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, disciple of Greek masters and regarded as the first icon painter of Kyiv; died in 1114.- Martyr AlypiusMay 27A martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Questions
The name day of Alypius is November 26, the feast of Stylite Alypius the Stylite. It is also kept on August 15, August 17, May 27.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Alypius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Alypius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Stylite Alypius the Stylite as patron.