Baptismal names for children born on April 24
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
SabbasMartyr Sabbas StratelatesAlexisVenerable Alexis the RecluseSavaVenerable Sava of the CavesIgnatiusHieromartyr Ignatius SadkovskyAlexanderMartyr Alexander of LyonAchillesHieromartyr AchillesDemetriusSaint DemetriusEliasConfessor Elias IorestEusebiusMartyr Eusebius of NicomediaGregorySaint Gregory of ElviraLeontiusMartyr Leontius of NicomediaLonginusMartyr Longinus of NicomediaLukaNew Martyr Luka the TailorLukeMartyr Luke of MytileneNicholasMartyr Nicholas of MagnesiaSavvaVenerable Savva the RecluseThomasFool-for-Christ Thomas the Fool of SyriaValentineMartyr Valentine of DorostolonXenophonVenerable Xenophon the Founder
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, May 1
JeremiahProphet JeremiahIsidoreMartyr Isidore of ChiosAsaphSaint Asaph of LlanelwyGerasimVenerable Gerasim of BoldinoMacariusVenerable Macarius of AlexandriaAcaciusVenerable Martyr Acacius the Slipper-makerNikephorosVenerable Nikephoros of KalugaAgapitusSaint AgapitusEuthymiusVenerable Martyr Euthymius the New of AthosIgnatiusVenerable Martyr Ignatius the NewMichaelVenerable Michael the WonderworkerPanaretosSaint PanaretosSabbasSaint SabbasLawrenceHieromartyr Lawrence of RomeSimeonMartyr SimeonBenedictVenerable Benedict of SkalkaNicetasVenerable Nicetas of KostromaPaulMartyr PaulTamarRight-Believing Tamar of GeorgiaIsidoraFool-for-Christ Isidora of TabennaMariaNew Martyr Maria MethymopoulaNinaMartyr Nina Kuznetsova
All the saints of April 24
Saint MellitusFirst bishop of Saxon London and third archbishop of Canterbury, who died in 624.
Venerable Doda of ReimsAbbess of the monastery of Saint Peter at Reims in France, reputed daughter of a Frankish king.
Martyr Sabbas StratelatesChristian Roman general, martyred in the year 272 by being cast into the Tiber.
Hieromartyr Branko DobrosavljevićSerbian Orthodox priest killed by the Ustasha in 1941 during the genocide of Serbs in Croatia.
Venerable Alexis KabalyukSchema-archimandrite and Carpatho-Rusyn missionary, born in 1877, died at Iza in 1947; a local saint.- Saint Sava II BrankovićMetropolitan of Transylvania, born in Ineu in 1615 and died in Alba Iulia in 1683; a defender of Orthodoxy.
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Hieromartyr Ignatius SadkovskyBishop of Skopin and vicar of the Ryazan diocese, who died a martyr in a camp near Arkhangelsk in 1938.- Venerable Sava of the CavesMonk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra in the 13th century, venerated as a wonderworker.
- Saint Simion ȘtefanScholar and translator, Metropolitan of Transylvania from 1643 to 1656, canonized by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 2011.
- Venerable Alexis the RecluseMonk and recluse of the Kiev Caves Monastery in the thirteenth century.
- Saint Joseph the ConfessorOrthodox bishop in Maramureș, appointed in 1690 by Prince Michael Apafi I of Transylvania.
Martyr Alexander of LyonA Christian of Lyon, put to death for his faith in the persecution of 177.- Martyr PasicratesMartyr of Lower Moesia in the 3rd century, commemorated in the synaxarion together with Valentine.
- Hieromartyr AchillesA hieromartyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Saint Anselm of BomarzoA hierarch venerated at Bomarzo in central Italy.- Right-Believing AuthaireA Frankish nobleman, host of Saint Columbanus and father of Saint Ouen.
- Holy Venerables Bova and DodaHoly women of Reims, commemorated together.
- Saint CaoinnetA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr ChristopherA martyr commemorated with Eusebius, Leontius, Longinus, Neon and others.
- Venerable Coipp of Cluain CiochmaghA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Ciochmagh; very little is recorded.
- Saint DanabusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion with Demetrius and Nestabus, around 303.
- Saint DemetriusA saint of the undivided Church who died around 303.
- Venerable Deodatus of BloisA hermit near Blois in Gaul, reposed around 525.
- Saint DiarmaitA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint Diarmait ua TigernáinAn Irish hierarch, who reposed in 852.
- Saint DyfnanA Welsh saint of the early Church.
- Saint Egneach of the Seven ReliquariesA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Confessor Elias IorestMetropolitan of Transylvania who endured prison for defending the Orthodox faith against Calvinist pressure.
- Venerable Elizabeth of ConstantinopleA venerable nun of Constantinople, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Venerable Elizabeth the WonderworkerA holy woman honored as a wonderworker.
- Martyr Eusebius of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Holy Martyrs Eusebius, Neon, Leontius and LonginusFour martyrs commemorated together in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr EutexiusA hieromartyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Saint Faustus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 24 April; few details survive.
- Venerable FincheallA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint Fuilen of DrommatA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Drommat; very little is recorded.
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Saint Gregory of ElviraBishop of Elvira in Hispania and defender of the Nicene faith, reposed around 394..jpg)
Venerable Honorius of BresciaA holy monk honored at Brescia, reposed around 586.- Saint Iorest of ArdealMetropolitan of Transylvania in the seventeenth century, defender of Orthodoxy.
- Saint IvoA hermit bishop venerated at Ramsey in England, of around 700.
- Martyr Leontius of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Longinus of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable LughaidhA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- New Martyr Luka the TailorA tailor by trade and a new martyr killed for Christ in 1564, commemorated by the Serbian Church.
- New Martyr Luke and NicholasTwo new martyrs commemorated together in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Luke of MytileneMartyr of Mytilene, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Neon of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint NestabusA saint of the early 4th century, commemorated in the Greek calendar.
- Martyr Nicholas of MagnesiaChristian of Magnesia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Holy Martyrs Sabas and CompanionsA group of martyrs remembered together in Western calendars, around 272; few details survive.
- Venerable Savva the RecluseVenerable recluse of the Far Caves of Kiev.
- Saint Seachtan SeachtA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Martyr Seventy SoldiersA group of seventy soldier martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable ThaumastusA venerable father of the undivided Church, honoured in the Greek calendar.
- Saints The Sons of BaethanThe Sons of Baethan, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saints The Sons of CaelbhadhThe Sons of Caelbhadh, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Fool-for-Christ Thomas the Fool for ChristA fool for Christ, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Fool-for-Christ Thomas the Fool of SyriaA fool for Christ from Syria, honored for his humility and asceticism.
- Holy Martyrs Valentine and PasikratesChristian soldiers martyred at Durostorum in Moesia in the persecution of Diocletian.
- Martyr Valentine of DorostolonChristian of Dorostolon, martyred for the faith of Christ.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Sabbas, Alexis, Sava, Ignatius, Alexander, Achilles, Demetrius, Elias, Eusebius, Gregory, Leontius, Longinus, Luka, Luke, Nicholas, Savva, Thomas, Valentine, Xenophon. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Elizabeth. You may also choose one of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.
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