A baptismal name for a boy
Aurelian
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Aurelian
Saint Aurelian of LimogesMay 10Second bishop of Limoges and successor of Saint Martial.- Martyr AurelianMay 22A martyr of the West, slain for the faith around 251.
- Saint Aurelian of ArlesJune 16Bishop of Arles and founder of monasteries, reposed around 550.
- Venerable Aurelian of AinayJuly 4Abbot of Ainay and later Archbishop of Lyon, reposed in 895.
Questions
The name day of Aurelian is May 10, the feast of Saint Aurelian of Limoges. It is also kept on May 22, June 16, July 4.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Aurelian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Aurelian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Aurelian of Limoges as patron.