Barbara

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Barbara

• Great Martyr BarbaraDecember 4Maiden of Nicomedia, killed by her own father for her confession of faith in Christ.
• Venerable Martyr Barbara YakovlevaJuly 5Nun at the convent of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, killed by the Bolsheviks at Alapayevsk in 1918.
• BSFool-for-Christ Barbara of SkvorchikhaFebruary 14Blessed one, fool for Christ and recluse, venerated as a local saint of the Ufa diocese, who died in 1966.
• BMartyr BarbaraJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
• BMartyr BarbaraJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
• BCMartyr Barbara ChernyshevaDecember 20Christian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1919, during the Soviet persecution.
• BDMartyr Barbara DerevyaginaDecember 29Christian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1942, during the Soviet persecution.
• BKVenerable Martyr Barbara KonkinaMarch 23Nun martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BLMartyr Barbara LosevaFebruary 22Christian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• BOVenerable Barbara of OstrovJune 15Venerable nun, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• BSVenerable Barbara of SyvarAugust 30A venerable nun of Karelia, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Barbara?

The name day of Barbara is December 4, the feast of Great Martyr Barbara. It is also kept on July 5, February 14, June 11, December 20, December 29, March 23, February 22, June 15.

II.Which saints bore the name Barbara?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 11 saints named Barbara, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Barbara a good baptismal name?

Yes. Barbara is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Great Martyr Barbara as patron.