A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Damascene
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Damascene
Hieromartyr Damascene TsedrikSeptember 2Bishop of Glukhov, vicar of the Chernigov diocese, who died a martyr in the Karlag camp in 1937; glorified in 2000.- Venerable Martyr Damascene of GabrovoJanuary 16Bulgarian new martyr from Gabrovo, venerated as a venerable martyr.
- Hieromartyr Damascene the NewJanuary 16
Questions
The name day of Damascene is September 2, the feast of Hieromartyr Damascene Tsedrik. It is also kept on January 16.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Damascene, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Damascene is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Damascene Tsedrik as patron.