Baptismal names for children born on December 22
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, December 29
DavidProphet DavidMartinianSaint Martinian of MilanLawrenceVenerable Lawrence of ChernigovMarcellusVenerable Marcellus of AcemataGeorgeSaint George of NicomediaTheophilusVenerable Theophilus of LugaEuthymiusVenerable Euthymius of KareliaNicholasSaint Nicholas I of ThessalonikiBenjaminVenerable BenjaminGregoryHieromartyr Gregory SmirnovThaddeusVenerable Martyr Thaddeus the StuditeTheodosiusHieromartyr Theodosius BelenskyTrophimusSaint Trophimus of ArlesVladimirHieromartyr Vladimir TroepolskyAcaciusVenerable Acacius of SinaiJohnVenerable John the God-pleasingNinoVenerable Nino the HegumenAgrippinaMartyr Agrippina KiselevaAnnaMartyr Anna PopovaBarbaraMartyr Barbara DerevyaginaEvdokiaMartyr Evdokia NazinaMatronaMartyr Matrona NavolokinaNataliaMartyr Natalia Vasilyeva
All the saints of December 22
Great Martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from PotionsGreat martyr of Sirmium, killed in 304, who aided Christians imprisoned for their faith.
Saint Peter MohylaMetropolitan of Kyiv from 1633, son of a Moldavian prince, defender of Orthodoxy and founder of the Kyiv college._-_San_Cris%C3%B3gono_a_caballo_-_Michele_Giambono.jpg)
Martyr ChrysogonusOfficer in the Roman army, martyred in the persecution of Diocletian and venerated at Aquileia.- Venerable Nikephoros the LeperA monk who bore the illness of leprosy with patience, born in 1890 and reposed in 1964.
- Venerable AmaswinthusA holy monk of the region of Málaga in Spain, who reposed around 982.
- Saint AthernaseA saint of the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
- Saint ChaeremonBishop of Nilopolis in Egypt, who died in the persecution of Decius after fleeing to the mountains of Arabia.
- Saint Congalach of Ard AegoAn Irish saint honored at Ard Aego, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Hieromartyr Demetrius KiranovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Didymus of RomeMonk of Rome named in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 December, beside Felix and Theodosia; few details survive.
- Saint Eimhin of Ross GlasA hierarch of Ross Glas, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Venerable ErnanA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
- Martyr Euodius of NicaeaA martyr of Nicaea, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Eutychian of IllyriaA martyr of Illyria, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Saint Forannan of Cill AeAn Irish saint honored at Cill Ae, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Saint Hunger of UtrechtBishop of Utrecht in the Netherlands, who reposed around 866.
- Saint Iotharnaisc of LeinsterA saint of Leinster, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint MochuaA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Saints The Seven Sons of Dreitell of Inis UachtairThe Seven Sons of Dreitell of Inis Uachtair, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Hieromartyr Theodore PoroykovPriest born in 1875 in Yaroslavl province, who died a martyr in 1938 in the Arkhangelsk region.
- Martyr Theodota of NicaeaA woman of Nicaea, martyred in 304 together with her sons.
- Martyr Theodota of Rome
- Holy Martyrs Thirty Holy Martyrs of RomeThirty Christians put to death at Rome around 303 in the persecution of Diocletian.
- Saint UachallA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Saint Ultan Tua of LeinsterA saint of Leinster, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr ZenoA soldier martyr of Nicomedia, beheaded for mocking a sacrifice, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
- Martyr ZoilusA martyr of the early Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Holy Martyrs Demetrius and HonoriusMartyrs of Ostia near Rome.
Martyr Flavian of MontefiasconeA martyr honored at Montefiascone, who suffered for Christ in 304.
Saint Honoratus of ToulouseBorn in Hispania, successor of Saint Saturninus as Bishop of Toulouse, in the 3rd century.- Venerable IschyrionA bishop of the early Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Mochua of Caill Insi AilcheAn Irish saint honored at Caill Insi Ailche, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Peter, Nikephoros, Demetrius, Didymus, Eutychian, Theodore, Zeno, Flavian. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Anastasia, Theodota. 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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