A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Damaskinos
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Damaskinos
Saint Damaskinos the StuditeNovember 27Greek cleric and writer of the sixteenth century, born in Thessalonica and a monk in Constantinople.- Venerable DamaskinosDecember 11A monastic saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable Damaskinos of St Basil'sAn Athonite elder of St Basil Skete, who reposed in 1987; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Damaskinos of St Anne's SketeAn Athonite elder of St Anne Skete, who reposed in 1916; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Hieromartyr Damaskinos the SinaiteFebruary 6A Sinaite hieromartyr, killed in 1623 outside the walls of Sinai Monastery.
Questions
The name day of Damaskinos is November 27, the feast of Saint Damaskinos the Studite. It is also kept on December 11, February 6.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Damaskinos, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Damaskinos is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Damaskinos the Studite as patron.