A baptismal name for a boy
Caesarius
8 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Caesarius
Saint Caesarius of ArlesAugust 27Archbishop of Arles, the foremost churchman of Merovingian Gaul, who died in 542.
Hieromartyr Caesarius of TerracinaOctober 7Deacon and martyr of Terracina in Italy, venerated in both the East and the West.
Saint Caesarius of NazianzusMarch 9Physician and statesman, the younger brother of Gregory of Nazianzus, who died in 368.- Martyr Caesarius of DamascusNovember 1A martyr of Damascus, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Martyr Caesarius of NicomediaApril 18Martyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
- Saint Caesarius of Caesarea in CappadociaNovember 12A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 12 November; few details survive.
- Saint Caesarius of AngoulêmeJanuary 29A bishop of Angoulême in Gaul.
- Saint Caesarius of ClermontNovember 1Bishop of Clermont in Gaul, who reposed around 627.
Questions
The name day of Caesarius is August 27, the feast of Saint Caesarius of Arles. It is also kept on October 7, March 9, November 1, April 18, November 12, January 29.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 8 saints named Caesarius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Caesarius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Caesarius of Arles as patron.