Benjamin

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Benjamin

• Righteous BenjaminDecember 13Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, ancestor of the tribe of Benjamin.
• Hieromartyr Benjamin of PetrogradJuly 31Hierarch of the Russian Church, born Vasily Kazansky, put to death by the Soviet authorities in August 1922.
• Martyr Benjamin the DeaconMarch 31Deacon put to death in Persia around 424, during a persecution that lasted forty years.
• Venerable Benjamin of the Kiev CavesSeptember 10Wealthy merchant who became a monk of the Kiev Caves after hearing the words of the Gospel at the service.
• Venerable Martyr Benjamin KononovApril 4Archimandrite of Antoniev-Siysky Monastery, born in the Arkhangelsk region, who died a martyr in 1928; canonized in 2000.
• Hieromartyr Benjamin VoskresenskySeptember 22Bishop with the title of Romanov from 1921, vicar of the Yaroslavl diocese, who died in 1932 and was glorified in 2000.
• BLHieromartyr Benjamin LukaninJune 7Priest of the Perm diocese, killed in 1918 in the village of Chyornoe; canonized in 2000.
• BFSaint Benjamin FrolovBishop of Baika and vicar of the Ufa diocese, born to a peasant family in Perm province; he died in 1936.
• BFHieromartyr Benjamin FamintsevMarch 1Archpriest born in Kolomna in 1873, executed at the Butovo firing range on 14 March 1938.
• BJSaint Benjamin of JerusalemDecember 11Sixth bishop of Jerusalem, a Jewish Christian, who served around the years 116 and 117.
• BBHieromartyr Benjamin BlagonadezhdinSeptember 18Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BNVenerable Benjamin of NitriaVenerable monk of Nitria, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Benjamin?

The name day of Benjamin is December 13, the feast of Righteous Benjamin. It is also kept on July 31, March 31, September 10, April 4, September 22, June 7, March 1, December 11.

II.Which saints bore the name Benjamin?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Benjamin, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Benjamin a good baptismal name?

Yes. Benjamin is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Righteous Benjamin as patron.