A baptismal name for a boy
Arcadius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Arcadius
Saint Arcadius of NovgorodOctober 4Bishop of Novgorod, who died in 1165, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Novgorod.
Venerable Arcadius of TorzhokDecember 13Monk, disciple and companion of Saint Ephraim of Torzhok, who died about 1077.- Saint Arcadius of BourgesAugust 1Bishop of Bourges for about fifteen years, who took part in the Third Council of Orléans in 538.
- Martyr Arcadius of AfricaNovember 13Martyr of the Roman province of Africa, who died around 437 in the Vandal persecution.
- Venerable Arcadius of VyazmaJuly 11Recluse and hermit of Vyazma, a disciple of Gerasim of Boldino, who died in 1592.
- Hieromartyr Arcadius GaryaevJuly 1Russian priest, teacher and missionary, born in 1878 and died in 1918 at Borovskoye.
- Venerable Arcadius of CyprusMarch 6Venerable of Cyprus, who died in 361.
- Venerable Arcadius of ConstantinopleJanuary 26A venerable monk of Constantinople, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Hieromartyr Arcadius LobtsovFebruary 4A Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Martyr Arcadius Noskov of BelogorskAugust 12A Russian monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Hieromartyr Arcadius ReshetnikovDecember 28A Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Arcadius of DorogobuzhA venerable monk of Dorogobuzh, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
Questions
The name day of Arcadius is October 4, the feast of Saint Arcadius of Novgorod. It is also kept on December 13, August 1, November 13, July 11, July 1, March 6, January 26, February 4.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Arcadius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Arcadius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Arcadius of Novgorod as patron.