A baptismal name for a boy
Auxentius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Auxentius
Venerable Auxentius of BithyniaFebruary 14Hermit born in Syria around 400, who died in 473 on Mount Scopas near Chalcedon.- Venerable Auxentius of VologdaJune 12Russian venerable of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, of whose life very little is known.
- Venerable AuxentiusSeptember 28A monk of Cyprus, honored among the venerable in the Cypriot synaxarion.
- Venerable AuxentiusApril 28A venerable saint commemorated with Saint Memnon the Wonderworker.
- Saint AuxentiusDecember 18Bishop of Mopsuestia in Cilicia, who reposed around 360.
- Saint Auxentius the AlamanA saint known as the Alaman, commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Auxentius of ChalcedonApril 18A venerable monk of Chalcedon, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Martyr Auxentius KalashnikovApril 27A Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Martyr Auxentius of SebasteDecember 13A martyr of Sebaste, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Venerable Auxentius of SolovkiAugust 9A venerable monk of Solovki, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- New Martyr Auxentius of ConstantinopleJanuary 25New martyr who suffered at Constantinople.
- Martyr Auxentius of LaodiceaJuly 28A martyr of Laodicea in Phrygia, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Questions
The name day of Auxentius is February 14, the feast of Venerable Auxentius of Bithynia. It is also kept on June 12, September 28, April 28, December 18, April 18, April 27, December 13, August 9.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Auxentius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Auxentius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Auxentius of Bithynia as patron.