A baptismal name for a boy
Apollonius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Apollonius
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Martyr Apollonius the ApologistApril 21Christian apologist of the second century, put to death in Rome in 185 under Emperor Commodus.
Hieromartyr Apollonius of BresciaJuly 7Fourth bishop of Brescia, from 119 to 135, who baptized the martyrs Faustinus and Jovita.- Martyr ApolloniusJuly 10A martyr of the early Christian centuries, put to death around 300.
- Venerable Apollonius of EgyptMarch 31Hermit of Egypt who died in 395.
- Saint ApolloniusJune 10A saint commemorated with Neaniscus.
- Saint ApolloniusJuly 4A saint commemorated with Saint Lucy.
- Martyr ApolloniusJune 2A martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
Martyr ApolloniusApril 10A martyr at Alexandria, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.- Martyr Apollonius of AntinoeDecember 14A martyr of Antinoe in Egypt, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Apollonius of InteramnaJuly 30A martyr of Interamna in Italy, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Apollonius the SenatorJuly 6A martyr who was a senator, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Apollonius of AlexandriaApril 10A martyr of Alexandria, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
Questions
The name day of Apollonius is April 21, the feast of Martyr Apollonius the Apologist. It is also kept on July 7, July 10, March 31, June 10, July 4, June 2, April 10, December 14.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Apollonius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Apollonius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Apollonius the Apologist as patron.