A baptismal name for a girl· A rare, distinctive name
Anysia
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Anysia
Martyr Anysia of ThessalonicaDecember 30Virgin of Thessalonica who gave her wealth to the poor and was killed for her faith around 304.- Martyr AnysiaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr AnysiaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
Questions
The name day of Anysia is December 30, the feast of Martyr Anysia of Thessalonica. It is also kept on June 11.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Anysia, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Anysia is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Anysia of Thessalonica as patron.