Cosmas

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Cosmas

• Saint Cosmas the MelodistOctober 12Bishop of Maiuma and hymnographer of the Eastern Church, who died in the eighth century.
• CISaint Cosmas I of ConstantinopleJanuary 2Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from August 1075 to May 1081, also called the Jerusalemite.
• Venerable Cosmas of KosinoJuly 29Monk, companion of Saint Constantine of Kosino near Staraya Russa; died after 1240.
• Fool-for-Christ Cosmas of VerkhoturyeDecember 8Fool for Christ of Verkhoturye, who died in 1679.
• CISaint Cosmas II of NaplesAugust 16Bishop of Naples from 746 to 749, venerated before the separation of the Churches.
• CCConfessor Cosmas the ConfessorApril 18Bishop of Chalcedon who confessed the Orthodox faith in the time of the struggle over holy icons.
• CAMartyr Cosmas of AglomazovOctober 29Martyr of Aglomazov, who suffered for Christ.
• CAUnmercenary Cosmas of ArabiaOctober 17A physician who took no payment, born in Arabia, martyred in Cilicia together with his brother Damian.
• CAUnmercenary Cosmas of AsiaNovember 1A physician from Asia who took no payment and healed the sick in the name of Christ.
• CPVenerable Cosmas of PharanAugust 3A venerable eunuch from Antioch, who struggled in the desert of Palestine.
• CKHieromartyr Cosmas KorotkikhNovember 25A hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• CMVenerable Martyr Cosmas MagdaDecember 2A monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Cosmas?

The name day of Cosmas is October 12, the feast of Saint Cosmas the Melodist. It is also kept on January 2, July 29, December 8, August 16, April 18, October 29, October 17, November 1.

II.Which saints bore the name Cosmas?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Cosmas, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Cosmas a good baptismal name?

Yes. Cosmas is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Cosmas the Melodist as patron.