A baptismal name for a girl
Daria
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Daria
Venerable Martyr Daria ZaitsevaMarch 1Nun born in 1870 into a peasant family of Ryazan, a novice at Anosin Convent, shot at Butovo in 1938.- Martyr DariaMarch 22A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Saint DariaAugust 4A saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Martyr DariaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr DariaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr DariaOctober 25A martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Daria of RomeMarch 19A martyr of Rome, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Venerable Daria of SezenovoJune 10An elder nun and spiritual guide of Sezenovo in the Lebedyan region.
- Martyr Daria TimaginaAugust 5A Russian woman who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Martyr Daria UlybinaAugust 5A Russian woman who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Martyr Daria DeJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr Daria TimolinaAugust 5A Russian woman martyr, killed for her faith in Christ in 1919.
Questions
The name day of Daria is March 1, the feast of Venerable Martyr Daria Zaitseva. It is also kept on March 22, August 4, June 11, October 25, March 19, June 10, August 5.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Daria, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Daria is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Martyr Daria Zaitseva as patron.