A baptismal name for a boy
Callinicus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Callinicus
Saint Callinicus I of ConstantinopleAugust 23Ecumenical Patriarch from 693 to 705, who helped depose Emperor Justinian II.
Martyr CallinicusDecember 14Former pagan priest converted by the courage of the martyr Thyrsus, martyred under Decius; December 14.
Martyr Callinicus of GangraJuly 29- Martyr CallinicusApril 4A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint CallinicusSeptember 28A saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
- Saint Callinicus the MagicianA saint known as the magician, commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Callinicus of GalatiaMay 24Martyr of Galatia, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Callinicus the Honey-VoicedSeptember 10A venerable father known for his sweet speech, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Callinicus of MeliteneNovember 7Martyr of Melitene, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Callinicus the Hermit of HoraitaA 19th-century hermit near Horaița Monastery in the Neamț region; named in the Romanian Paterikon, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Callinicus Caravan of LainiciA spiritual father of Lainici Monastery in Gorj, who reposed in 1991; named in the Romanian Paterikon, not formally canonized.
- Martyr Callinicus of JerusalemNovember 6Martyr of Jerusalem, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Questions
The name day of Callinicus is August 23, the feast of Saint Callinicus I of Constantinople. It is also kept on December 14, July 29, April 4, September 28, May 24, September 10, November 7, November 6.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Callinicus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Callinicus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Callinicus I of Constantinople as patron.