A baptismal name for a boy
Barlaam
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Barlaam
Venerable Barlaam of the Kyiv CavesNovember 19First abbot of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, together with Saint Anthony; died in 1065.
Venerable Barlaam of KhutynNovember 6Russian abbot from Novgorod, founder of the Khutyn monastery, who died in 1192 or 1193.
Saint Barlaam of TobolskMay 28Archbishop of Tobolsk and Siberia, 1728 to 1802, canonized in 1984 among the Siberian saints.
Venerable Martyr Barlaam KonoplyovAugust 12Archimandrite and abbot of the Belogorsk Saint Nicholas monastery, born in 1858 and killed in 1918.
Venerable Barlaam of ChikoyJanuary 23Hermit and celibate priest born in the Nizhny Novgorod governorate, abbot of the Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner at Chikoy.
Saint Barlaam of SuzdalJune 23Bishop of Suzdal and Tarusa, canonized in 1988, who died in 1586 at the Makhrishchi Monastery.- Venerable Martyr BarlaamJanuary 23Monk martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Martyr Barlaam EfimovOctober 8Monk martyred for the faith of Christ.
Venerable Barlaam of IndiaNovember 19Hermit of India who, according to tradition, taught the faith to Prince Ioasaph.
Venerable Barlaam of ShenkurskJune 19Venerable monk of Shenkursk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar; died in 1462.- Venerable Martyr Barlaam PokhilyukJanuary 14Monk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918, during the Soviet persecution.
- Hieromartyr Barlaam PopovNovember 25Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
Questions
The name day of Barlaam is November 19, the feast of Venerable Barlaam of the Kyiv Caves. It is also kept on November 6, May 28, August 12, January 23, June 23, October 8, June 19, January 14.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Barlaam, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Barlaam is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Barlaam of the Kyiv Caves as patron.