A baptismal name for a boy
Brendan
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Brendan
Venerable Brendan of ClonfertMay 16Irish abbot and founder of monasteries, known for the legendary account of his voyage at sea.- Venerable BrendanJanuary 11An Irish holy monk, honored among the saints of the West before the schism.
Venerable Brendan of BirrNovember 29Abbot of Birr and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, who reposed around 571.
Questions
The name day of Brendan is May 16, the feast of Venerable Brendan of Clonfert. It is also kept on January 11, November 29.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Brendan, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Brendan is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Brendan of Clonfert as patron.