A baptismal name for a boy
Antipas
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Antipas
Hieromartyr Antipas of PergamumApril 11Bishop of Pergamum, mentioned in Revelation as a faithful witness, killed for his faith at the end of the first century.- Venerable Martyr Antipas KirillovMay 7A Russian monk put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Antipas DinescuAbbot of the Romanian Skete of Prodromou, born in 1859, who reposed in 1942; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
Questions
The name day of Antipas is April 11, the feast of Hieromartyr Antipas of Pergamum. It is also kept on May 7.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Antipas, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Antipas is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Antipas of Pergamum as patron.