Baptismal names for children born on January 23

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 30

All the saints of January 23

• Saint Paulinus of NolaRoman senator who became bishop of Nola, a Christian poet and writer of spiritual letters.
• Martyr EmerentianaVirgin martyr of Rome who lived around the start of the fourth century.
• Hieromartyr Clement of AncyraBishop of Ancyra who endured severe torture under Diocletian and was beheaded for his faith.
• Venerable Abraham of GalichDisciple of Sergius of Radonezh who founded four monasteries on Lake Chukhloma; died in 1375.
• Martyr Agathangelus of RomeRoman deacon, disciple of Clement of Ancyra, with whom he returned to Ancyra and was beheaded in 312.
• Martyr Messalina of FolignoConsecrated virgin of Foligno, disciple of Felician, martyred in the persecution of Decius.
• Venerable Dionysius of Mount OlympusGreek venerable of the 16th century, a monk on Mount Olympus, who died around 1541.
• Venerable Gennady of KostromaMonk born at Mogilev, founder of the Saviour and Gennady monastery, who died in 1565.
• Venerable Barlaam of ChikoyHermit and celibate priest born in the Nizhny Novgorod governorate, abbot of the Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner at Chikoy.
• Venerable Alexander of VochskRussian hegumen of about 1400, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Kostroma.
• Venerable Martyr Catherine CherkasovaNovice born in 1892 in the Volokolamsk region, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1938; canonized in 2001.
• ATSaint Amasius of TeanoA Greek exiled by the persecution of the Arian Emperor Constantius, who preached in Campania at the invitation of Pope Julius I.
• Saint Ascholius of ThessalonicaBishop of Thessalonica from 379 until his death in 383 or 384; he baptized Emperor Theodosius the Great.
• MSVenerable Maesymas the SyrianSyrian ascetic and priest, born in a village near Cyrrhus, whose life is told by Theodoret of Cyrrhus.
• SSVenerable Salamanes the SilentSyrian hermit of the 4th and 5th centuries, born at Capersana on the Euphrates, whose life is told by Theodoret of Cyrrhus.
• DOVenerable Martyr Dionysius of ObnoraMonk of the Pavlo-⁠Obnorsk Monastery in the Vologda region, who died as a martyr in 1538.
• ERVenerable Eusebius the RecluseSyrian hermit of the fourth or fifth century, mentioned by Theodoret of Cyrrhus; he was guided by his uncle Marian.
• NKVenerable Nicetas of KostromaRussian monk, abbot and archimandrite, born in 1365 and died in 1450; also called Nicetas of Radonezh and of Serpukhov.
• AMartyr AbakuhA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• ASaint AthanasiusA church reader commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AVenerable Martyr AthenogenesA martyr of the early Christian centuries, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• BVenerable Martyr BarlaamMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• CSaint CainneachA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CLVenerable Colman of LismoreA holy monk associated with Lismore Abbey in Ireland, reposed in 702.
• CKVenerable Martyr Cyril of KostromaA monk of Kostroma, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• DGRight-⁠Believing Demetrius of GalichA right-⁠believing prince of Galich, honored as a saint in the Russian Church.
• DVenerable Martyr DionysiusA monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• ESaint ElliA saint of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
• EKVenerable Martyr Evdokia KuzminovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• GLVenerable Gerasim of LukhA venerable Russian father of the Lukh region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• GVenerable Martyr GuriasA monastic martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HKVenerable Martyr Herodion of KostromaA monk of Kostroma, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Ildefonsus of ToledoArchbishop of Toledo from 657 and a church writer, reposed in 667.
• JGVenerable Jacob of GalichA venerable father of Galich, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JKVenerable Jacob of KostromaA venerable father from Kostroma, who struggled on the Solovki Islands.
• JVenerable Martyr JoasaphA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JVenerable Martyr JobA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JKHieromartyr John KastorskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JPMartyr John PerebaskinA martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JSHieromartyr Joseph SmirnovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LTSaint Lucan of TamhnachA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tamhnach; very little is recorded.
• LVenerable LufthildA holy virgin of the Cologne region, reposed around 850.
• MMartyr MaimbodA pilgrim slain for Christ near Kaltenbrunn around 880.
• MMartyr MaimbodoA holy monastic of the West from the age of the undivided Church.
• MSVenerable Mausimas the SyrianVenerable ascetic of Syria.
• MKMartyr Militsa KuvshinovaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• MTSaint Mocheallog of Tulach UalannA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tulach Ualann; very little is recorded.
• MSaint MochuppaA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• OVenerable OrmondA holy monk of Gaul associated with Saint-⁠Mairé.
• SAHoly Martyrs Severian and AquilaMartyrs of Caesarea in Mauretania, commemorated together.
• SKVenerable Martyr Simeon of KostromaMonk of Kostroma, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TLVenerable Thaddeus of LukhovA venerable monk of Lukhov, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TTHoly Martyrs The Two Martyrs of ParionTwo martyrs of Parion in Mysia; venerated locally.
• TNVenerable Timon of NadeevoVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• TKVenerable Martyr Triphyllius of KostromaMonk of Kostroma, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Saint Jonah of MoscowMetropolitan of Kiev and all Rus from 1448 until 1461, chosen after Isidore was condemned.
• Venerable Macarius of UnzhaRussian monk credited with founding four monasteries, among them one at the Yellow Water Lake; died in 1444.
• Venerable Gregory of PelshmaRussian monk from Galich, founder of the Pelshma monastery near Vologda, canonized in 1549.
• Venerable Adrian of MonzaBorn Ammos in Kostroma, founder of the Annunciation monastery on the Monza River; he died in 1619.
• Venerable Jacob of Zheleznyi BorokSon of a boyar of Galich, a monk at the Zheleznoborovsk Monastery, who died in 1442.

Questions

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

From the saints of the day: Paulinus, Clement, Abraham, Agathangelus, Dionysius, Gennady, Barlaam, Alexander, Eusebius, Nicetas, Athanasius, Cyril, Demetrius, Gerasim, Gurias, Jacob, Joasaph, John, Joseph, Simeon, Thaddeus, Timon, Jonah, Macarius, Gregory, Adrian, Pachomius, Theoctistus, Tikhon, Anatoly, Theodosius, Paisius, Veniamin. 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 January 23?

From the women saints of the day: Catherine, Evdokia. 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.