A baptismal name for a boy
Aurelius
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Aurelius
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Saint Aurelius of CarthageJuly 20Friend of Augustine of Hippo and bishop of Carthage from about 391 until his death around 430.- Saint Aurelius of VelayA saint linked with Velay in France, who died around the year 600; few details survive.
- Saint Aurelius of AfricaJanuary 27A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 January; few details survive.
- Saint Aurelius of AlexandriaJuly 10A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 10 July; few details survive.
- Martyr Aurelius of CórdobaJuly 27A martyr of Córdoba in Spain, put to death for Christ in 852.
- Saint Aurelius of RiditioNovember 9A saint venerated in the West, of around 475.
Questions
The name day of Aurelius is July 20, the feast of Saint Aurelius of Carthage. It is also kept on January 27, July 10, July 27, November 9.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Aurelius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Aurelius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Aurelius of Carthage as patron.