A baptismal name for a boy
Artemius
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Artemius
Great Martyr Artemius of AntiochOctober 20Roman general of Syrian birth, commander of Egypt, a great martyr who died in 362.
Righteous Artemius of VerkolaJune 23Russian child born in 1532 who died in 1545, venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.- Righteous Artemius of ShuyaJune 10A righteous Russian of Shuya in the Vladimir region, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Saint Artemius of ClermontJanuary 24Bishop of Clermont in Gaul, reposed in 396.
- Saint Artemius of SensApril 28Bishop of Sens in Gaul, reposed in 609.
Questions
The name day of Artemius is October 20, the feast of Great Martyr Artemius of Antioch. It is also kept on June 23, June 10, January 24, April 28.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Artemius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Artemius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Great Martyr Artemius of Antioch as patron.