A baptismal name for a boy
Anicetus
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Anicetus
Saint AnicetusApril 20Bishop of Rome from about 157 to 168, who opposed the Gnostics and Marcion.- Martyr AnicetusJuly 10A martyr at Nicopolis, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Anicetus of MeliteneNovember 7A martyr of Melitene, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Anicetus of NicomediaAugust 12A martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
Questions
The name day of Anicetus is April 20, the feast of Saint Anicetus. It is also kept on July 10, November 7, August 12.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Anicetus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Anicetus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Anicetus as patron.