A baptismal name for a boy
Anastasios
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Anastasios
New Martyr Anastasios of StrumicaAugust 29Young gunsmith from Radovish in the Strumica region, martyred at Thessaloniki in 1794.- Venerable Anastasios of IvironAn Athonite elder of Iviron Monastery, who reposed in 1944; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Saint Anastasios GordiosJune 7A saint of the Greek Church from the time of Ottoman rule.
- New Martyr Anastasios of Agios VlasiosJuly 8A furrier from Agios Vlasios who died as a new martyr in Constantinople in 1743.
- New Martyr Anastasios PanerasAugust 11A new martyr who died for faith in Christ in 1816.
Questions
The name day of Anastasios is August 29, the feast of New Martyr Anastasios of Strumica. It is also kept on June 7, July 8, August 11.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Anastasios, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Anastasios is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have New Martyr Anastasios of Strumica as patron.