A baptismal name for a boy
Basilides
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Basilides
Martyr Basilides of AlexandriaJune 30Martyr of Alexandria, who died around the year 205.- Martyr BasilidesApril 1Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr BasilidesJune 7A soldier who gave his life for Christ, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr BasilidesDecember 23One of the Ten Martyrs of Crete, beheaded at Gortyna under the emperor Decius.
- Martyr BasilidesA martyr at Rome, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Basilides of CreteDecember 23Christian of Crete, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Basilides of NicomediaJanuary 20Christian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
Questions
The name day of Basilides is June 30, the feast of Martyr Basilides of Alexandria. It is also kept on April 1, June 7, December 23, January 20.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Basilides, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Basilides is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Basilides of Alexandria as patron.