A baptismal name for a boy
Amandus
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Amandus
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Saint Amandus of StrasbourgOctober 26First bishop of Strasbourg around 346; remembered on 26 October.- Saint AmandusApril 8A saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
- Martyr Amandus of GhisalbaApril 6Martyr of Ghisalba, venerated in the Western Church.
- Saint Amandus of LérinsSaint of Lérins, venerated in the Western Church.
Saint Amandus of WormsBishop of Worms, venerated in the Western Church.- Venerable Amandus of ComodoliacOctober 16Venerable hermit and spiritual father in the region of Limoges in France; the sources preserve few details.
- Saint Amandus of BordeauxJune 18Bishop of Bordeaux in Gaul, reposed around 431.
Questions
The name day of Amandus is October 26, the feast of Saint Amandus of Strasbourg. It is also kept on April 8, April 6, October 16, June 18.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Amandus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Amandus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Amandus of Strasbourg as patron.