Baptismal names for children born on August 23

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, August 30

All the saints of August 23

• Hieromartyr Irenaeus of LyonsGreek bishop of Lyons in the second century, disciple of Polycarp and author of Against Heresies.
• Saint Callinicus I of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch from 693 to 705, who helped depose Emperor Justinian II.
• ZJSaint Zacchaeus of JerusalemFourth bishop of Jerusalem, a Jewish Christian, who died in 116; remembered on 23 August.
• Martyr Lupus of NovaeDacian or Roman, for a time the servant of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica, honored as a martyr; remembered on 23 August.
• Martyr Tydfil of MerthyrBy legend the twenty-⁠third daughter of King Brychan, killed around 480; the town of Merthyr Tydfil bears her name.
• Holy Martyrs Asterius, Claudius and NeonBrothers who confessed Christ and were put to death in the persecution of Diocletian.
• Hieromartyr John VostorgovArchpriest of the Russian Church, preacher, church writer and missionary, who died a martyr in Moscow in 1918.
• COHieromartyr Cyriacus of OstiaBishop of Ostia, martyred under Emperor Severus Alexander with the priest Maximus and the deacon Archelaus.
• Hieromartyr Ephraim KuznetsovBishop of Selenga and vicar of the Transbaikal diocese, who died a martyr in Moscow in 1918.
• AGSaint Anthony of GeraceSaint from Calabria, from around the 10th century, venerated in Gerace.
• Martyr Nicholas VarzhanskyChurch writer, missionary and teacher of the study of sects in Moscow, who died on 19 September 1918.
• ASSaint Antonios of SardisBishop of Sardis, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
• MTMartyr 38 Martyrs of ThraceA group of thirty-⁠eight martyrs of Thrace, commemorated together.
• ARSaint Abundantius of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 August; few details survive.
• AMartyr AbundiusA martyr, killed around 258, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• AMartyr AltigianusA martyr of Saint-⁠Seine Abbey in Burgundy, who died in 731.
• AHHoly Venerable Martyrs Altigianus and HilarinusMonks of Saint-⁠Seine in Burgundy, slain by the Saracens around 731.
• AOMartyr Archelaus of OstiaMartyr of Ostia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• AAMartyr Asterius of AegaeA martyr honored at Aegae in Cilicia, of whom little is known.
• CKSaint Charalambos of KalyvianiA saint linked to Kalyviani, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• CAMartyr Claudius of AegaeA martyr honored at Aegae in Cilicia, of whom little is known.
• ESaint ElizabethA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• EASaint Eogan of ArdstrawAn Irish bishop, founder of the see of Ardstraw in Ulster.
• EVenerable EptadiusA presbyter of Cervidunum, commemorated on 23 August, a saint of the undivided Church, attested by early Christian cult.
• EVenerable EurynA venerable saint, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.
• ENVenerable Eutychius of NursiaA venerable monk of Nursia in Italy, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• FAHoly Hierarchs Flavian of AutunA bishop of Autun in Gaul.
• Saint Flavius of RouenA hierarch remembered in Western calendars; few details survive.
• FNVenerable Florentius of NursiaVenerable of Italy, from Nursia and Foligno, remembered in both East and West.
• HASaint Hermogenes of AquileiaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 August; few details survive.
• IRSaint Innocent of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 August; few details survive.
• JKHieromartyr John KarabanovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JASaint Justus of AquileiaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 August; few details survive.
• MHoly Martyrs MinerviusA martyr honored at Lyon in Gaul.
• MEHoly Martyrs Minervius, Eleazar and His Eight Sons of LyonMartyrs of Lyon in France, commemorated together.
• NSVenerable Nicholas the SicilianA venerable called the Sicilian, who struggled on Mount Neotakos near Skoteini in Euboea.
• PGHieromartyr Paul GaydayCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• RDHoly Martyrs Restitutus, Donatus, Valerian, Fructuosa and twelve companionsMartyrs of Antioch, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• Saint SidoniusA bishop of Aix-⁠en-⁠Provence, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• TSHoly Hierarchs The Seven Bishops of AelmhaghThe Seven Bishops of Aelmhagh, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TMartyr TimotheusA martyr at Reims, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• VVSaint Victor of VitaBishop of Vita in Africa, who wrote the history of the persecution by the Arian Vandals.
• VZHieromartyr Vyacheslav Zakedsky@NH
• Hieromartyr Pothinus of LyonFirst bishop of Lyon and of Gaul, who died a martyr around 177 at about ninety years of age.
• Hieromartyr Irenaeus of SirmiumBishop of Sirmium in Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica), who died a martyr in 304.
• Venerable Æbbe of ColdinghamAbbess of the Benedictine priory of Coldingham in south-⁠east Scotland, who died in 870; little is known of her life.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on August 23?

From the saints of the day: Irenaeus, Callinicus, John, Cyriacus, Nicholas, Antonios, Asterius, Charalambos, Claudius, Eutychius, Flavius, Florentius, Justus, Paul, Victor, Vyacheslav. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

II.What can I name a girl born on August 23?

From the women saints of the day: Elizabeth. You may also choose one of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

III.Must the name be the saint of the birthday?

No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.