A baptismal name for a boy
Charalambos
4 saints bore this name
Saints named Charalambos
- Venerable Charalambos of SimonopetraAn abbot of Simonopetra Monastery in the 20th century; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Charalambos of DionysiouDisciple of Joseph the Hesychast and abbot of Dionysiou, reposed in 2001; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Charalambos of New SketeAn Athonite elder of the New Skete, who reposed in 1961; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Saint Charalambos of KalyvianiAugust 23A saint linked to Kalyviani, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
Questions
The name day of Charalambos is August 23, the feast of Venerable Charalambos of Simonopetra.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Charalambos, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Charalambos is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Charalambos of Simonopetra as patron.