Baptismal names for children born on August 21
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
AbrahamVenerable Abraham of PaleostrovAnastasiusMartyr Anastasius of SalonaAgapiusMartyr Agapius of EdessaAlexanderSaint Alexander of IconiumDonatusMartyr Donatus the DeaconIgnatiusVenerable Martyr Ignatius DalanovIsaiahVenerable Isaiah the SerbLeontiusSaint Leontius the ElderMaximilianMartyr MaximilianPaulHieromartyr Paul YagodinskyPistusMartyr Pistus of EdessaRomulusMartyr Romulus the PresbyterSilvanusMartyr Silvanus the DeaconSimeonSaint Simeon of SamokovTheodoreHieromartyr Theodore KallistovVincentSaint Vincent of SpainAthanasiusSaint Athanasius III of ConstantinopleCorneliusVenerable Cornelius of Paleostrov
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, August 28
HezekiahRight-Believing HezekiahMosesVenerable Moses the BlackJulianMartyr Julian of BrioudePaulVenerable Paul the ObedientSavvaVenerable Savva of KrypetsZechariahVenerable Zechariah the FasterIgnatiusVenerable Ignatius of the Kiev CavesTheophilusSaint Theophilus of NovgorodTimothyVenerable Timothy of the CavesAlexeiHieromartyr Alexei BudrinSilouanVenerable Silouan of the CavesLawrenceVenerable Lawrence of the Kiev CavesAlexanderHieromartyr Alexander MedvedevAmbroseSaint Ambrose of SaintesBasilHieromartyr Basil SokolskyCassianVenerable Cassian of the CavesDanielVenerable Daniel of PecherskDiomedesMartyr DiomedesDometiosVenerable DometiosDositheusVenerable Dositheus of PecherskEulogiusVenerable Eulogius of PecherskFortunatusHoly Martyrs Fortunatus, Caius and AnthesGeorgeVenerable Martyr George TimofeevHilarionVenerable Hilarion of the Kiev CavesIsidoreVenerable Isidore of the CavesJohnVenerable Martyr John SretenskyLaurenceVenerable Martyr Laurence NikitinLeontiusVenerable Martyr Leontius KaryaginNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas GeorgievskyPelagiusMartyr Pelagius of ConstanceSeraphimVenerable Martyr Seraphim KuzminSergiusVenerable Martyr Sergius ZaitsevStephenVenerable Martyr StephenTitusVenerable Titus of the CavesAugustineSaint AugustineEzekielProphet EzekielTheodosiusVenerable Theodosius of the CavesJosephVenerable Joseph the Much-SufferingPhilaretSaint Philaret of KievDionysiusVenerable Dionysius of the Kiev CavesAgathonVenerable Agathon the WonderworkerAthanasiusVenerable Athanasius the RecluseGerontiusVenerable Gerontius the CanonarchEuthymiusVenerable Euthymius of the Kiev CavesMartyriusVenerable Martyrius of the Kiev CavesZenoVenerable Zeno the FasterArseniusVenerable Arsenius the Hard-workerTheodoreVenerable Theodore the SilentMacariusVenerable Macarius the DeaconLucianHieromartyr Lucian of the Kiev CavesJulittaSaint JulittaAnnaProphet Anna the Prophetess
All the saints of August 21
Apostle Addai of EdessaOne of the Seventy Apostles, according to tradition the preacher of the Gospel at Edessa.
Venerable Abraham of SmolenskRussian monk and priest at the Bogoroditsa convent in Smolensk, a preacher regarded as a wonderworker; died around 1222.
Martyr LuxoriusRoman official on Sardinia, aide to the governor Delphius, who converted to Christianity and died a martyr.
Venerable Abraham the LaboriousMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who lived between the 12th and 14th centuries, commemorated August 21.- Venerable Abraham of PaleostrovAbbot of the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery at Paleostrov, disciple of Saint Cornelius; died about 1460.
Venerable Martha of DiveevoSchemanun who spent six of her nineteen years at Diveevo, esteemed by Saint Seraphim of Sarov.- Saint Euprepius of VeronaVenerated as the first bishop of Verona; little is known of his life, his Greek name showing the antiquity of the see.
Martyr Vassa of EdessaMartyr of Edessa in Macedonia, tortured to death with her three sons in the fourth century.
Saint Avitus of ClermontBishop of Clermont in the 6th century, venerated by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
Hieromartyr Rafailo MomčilovićAbbot of Šišatovac Monastery and painter, murdered in 1941 in the Ustaše persecution of the Serbs..jpg)
Martyr Anastasius of SalonaRoman tribune who converted to the faith and was martyred at Salona in 274.- Martyr Bassa of CyzicusA martyr of Cyzicus, put to death for her faith in Christ around 300.
- Martyr Agapius of EdessaA martyr of Edessa, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Hieromartyr Alexander ElokhovskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
- Saint Alexander of IconiumA saint of Iconium in Asia Minor, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Caelbadh of Cill CaelbaidhA saint of Cill Caelbaidh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr Camerinus of SardiniaNewly baptized young man beheaded in Sardinia in the persecution of Diocletian, with the soldier Luxorius and Cisellus.
- Martyr CyriacaA Roman widow who sheltered the Christians, slain for Christ around 249.
- Martyr Donatus the Deacon
- Right-Believing EardwulfA King of Northumbria honored among the saints, reposed around 808.
- Venerable Ephraim of SmolenskA monk of Smolensk, a wonderworker, honored as a saint in the Russian Church.
- Venerable Martyr Ignatius DalanovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1942.
- Venerable Isaiah the SerbHilandar monk, hegumen and restorer of St Panteleimon, mediator of the reconciliation of the Churches in 1375; canonized.
- Saint Leontius the ElderBishop of Bordeaux in Gaul, reposed around 541.
- Venerable MaisseA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr MaximilianA martyr at Antioch, killed around 363, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Saint MoghinA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint Natalis of Casale MonferratoSaint honored at Casale Monferrato in Italy; the sources preserve few details about him.
- Martyr PaternusA martyr honored in Western calendars, died around 255; few details survive.
- Hieromartyr Paul YagodinskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
- Martyr PistiusMartyr of Edessa, remembered in the early martyrologies.
- Martyr Pistus of EdessaChristian of Edessa, martyred for the faith of Christ.
Hieromartyr Privatus of MendeBishop of Mende in Gaul, slain by the Alamanni around 260.- Hieromartyr Quadratus of UticaBishop of Utica in North Africa, killed with his flock in 258 or 259.
- Martyr Romulus the Presbyter
- Saint Sarmean of GeorgiaHierarch of Georgia, venerated in the Orthodox calendar; he died in 774.
- Saint Senach of Cluain Fhoda FineA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Fhoda Fine; very little is recorded.
Saint Sidonius ApollinarisA Roman poet and statesman who became Bishop of Clermont and defended his flock in the invasions.- Martyr Silvanus the Deacon
- Saint Simeon of SamokovA saint venerated in the Bulgarian tradition, from Samokov.
- Venerable TheoclitaA venerable woman and wonderworker, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Hieromartyr Theodore KallistovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Martyr Theognius of EdessaA martyr of Edessa, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Saint UncanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint VasaA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
- Martyr Venustus
- Saint Vincent of SpainA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 21 August; few details survive.
- Martyr Zoticus of SelymbriaMartyr of Selymbria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Saint Athanasius III of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch in 1634 and 1652, venerated as the wonderworker of Lubny, who died in 1654 at Mhar Monastery.
Martyr Dometius the PersianStoned at Nisibis in Mesopotamia under Julian the Apostate, together with two companions.
Venerable Cornelius of PaleostrovHe left his native city in youth and wandered among monasteries and deserts; he founded the Nativity Monastery at Paleostrov.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Abraham, Anastasius, Agapius, Alexander, Donatus, Ignatius, Isaiah, Leontius, Maximilian, Paul, Pistus, Romulus, Silvanus, Simeon, Theodore, Vincent, Athanasius, Cornelius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Theoclita. 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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