A baptismal name for a boy
Clement
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Clement
Hieromartyr Clement of RomeNovember 24Bishop of Rome and disciple of the apostles, author of an epistle to the Corinthians.
Saint Clement of AlexandriaDecember 4Christian theologian of the second and third centuries, who taught at the catechetical school of Alexandria..jpg)
Equal-to-the-Apostles Clement of OhridJuly 27Disciple of Cyril and Methodius and bishop of Ohrid, who spread Slavonic writing and worship.
Hieromartyr Clement of AncyraJanuary 23Bishop of Ancyra who endured severe torture under Diocletian and was beheaded for his faith.- Apostle ClementApril 22An apostle of Christ, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr ClementFebruary 23A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Clement AlfanovMay 4A venerable father of Novgorod, linked with Sokolnitsa, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
- Venerable Clement the HymnographerApril 30A venerable father known for the hymns he composed for the services of the Church.
- Stylite Clement the Stylite of Mount SagmataJanuary 27Stylite who struggled on Mount Sagmata in Boeotia.
- Martyr Clement KuiJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Venerable Clement the BulgarianA Bulgarian disciple of Gregory of Sinai, named among his holy disciples by Patriarch Kallistos; venerated, not formally canonized.
- Hieromartyr Clement BenetosA hieromonk of Nea Moni Monastery, killed by the Ottomans on Chios in 1822; canonized in 2021 by the Church of Greece.
Questions
The name day of Clement is November 24, the feast of Hieromartyr Clement of Rome. It is also kept on December 4, July 27, January 23, April 22, February 23, May 4, April 30, January 27.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Clement, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Clement is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Clement of Rome as patron.