Damasus

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Damasus

• Saint Damasus IDecember 11Bishop of Rome from 366 to 384, under whom the scriptural canon was set and the Vulgate begun.
• DSaint DamasusDecember 4A saint remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Damasus?

The name day of Damasus is December 11, the feast of Saint Damasus I. It is also kept on December 4.

II.Which saints bore the name Damasus?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 2 saints named Damasus, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Damasus a good baptismal name?

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