Baptismal names for children born on January 27
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
VitalianSaint Vitalian of RomeJulianMartyr Julian of SoraAureliusSaint Aurelius of AfricaClaudianStylite ClaudianClementStylite Clement the Stylite of Mount SagmataDemetrianSaint DemetrianDemetriosNew Martyr Demetrios of ConstantinopleMarinusVenerable Marinus of BodonPeterHieromartyr Peter ZverevTheophylactVenerable Theophylact of TarnovoTitusVenerable TitusJohnHieromartyr John PettayDimitriHieromartyr Dimitri Klepinin
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, February 3
SimeonSaint Simeon of TverNicholasEqual-to-the-Apostles Nicholas of JapanLaurenceSaint Laurence of CanterburyIgnatiusMartyr Ignatius of CarthageRomanRight-Believing Roman of UglichAlexiusSaint Alexius of NovgorodVladimirConfessor Vladimir KhiraskoAdrianMartyr Adrian of Caesarea in PalestineJacobSaint Jacob of SerbiaAnatoliusSaint AnatoliusAzariahProphet AzariahBasilHieromartyr Basil ZalesskyBlaiseMartyr Blaise of CaesareaClaudiusVenerable ClaudiusDiodorusMartyr Diodorus of PergeJohnHieromartyr John TomilovMichaelMartyr Michael AgaevPhilipSaint Philip of VienneSavvaSaint Savva of IoanninaSimonMartyr SimonStamatiosNew Martyr StamatiosTimothyHieromartyr Timothy IzotovFelixSaint Felix of ByzantiumAnnaProphet Anna the Prophetess
All the saints of January 27
Saint Vitalian of RomeBishop of Rome from 657 to 672, during the disputes with the imperial government at Constantinople.
Right-Believing EuphemiaByzantine empress, wife of Justin I, founder of a church of St. Euphemia, who died in 523.
Martyr Julian of SoraDalmatian by birth, tortured and beheaded at Sora in Lazio in the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius.- Venerable Alruna of ChamA holy woman of Bavaria, from the region of Cham, reposed in 1045.
- Right-Believing AskiotRight-believing Georgian, honored in the Church of Georgia.
- Saint Aurelius of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 January; few details survive.
- Hieromartyr Avitus of AfricaA hieromartyr of North Africa.
- Venerable CandidaA Western holy woman, mother of Saint Emerius, reposed around 798.
- Stylite ClaudianA stylite ascetic commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Stylite Clement the Stylite of Mount SagmataStylite who struggled on Mount Sagmata in Boeotia.
- Venerable Croine of Cill CroineA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Croine; very little is recorded.
- Saint DaniloA Serbian hierarch, Bishop of Karlovac and Plaški, venerated among the saints of the Serbian Church.
- Holy Martyrs Datius, Reatrus and companionsMartyrs of Africa under the Vandals, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
- Saint DemetrianA hierarch of Tamassos in Cyprus, honored as a wonderworker.
- New Martyr Demetrios of ConstantinopleA new martyr killed for the faith in Constantinople in 1784.
Martyr Devota of CorsicaA virgin of Corsica who suffered for Christ in 303.- Venerable EmeriusA Western holy monk, commemorated together with his mother, Saint Candida.
- Saint Festus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 January; few details survive.
- Saint Finnbheo of Inbher MelgheAn Irish saint honored at Inbher Melghe, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
Saint Gamelbert of MichaelsbuchA Bavarian saint associated with Michaelsbuch, reposed around 800.- Venerable LucanA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint Lupus of ChalonBishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in Gaul, reposed around 610.
- Venerable Marinus of BodonA holy monk commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
- Venerable Muirghen of Gleann UiseanA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Gleann Uisean; very little is recorded.
- Saint Naile of KinawleyAn Irish saint honored at Kinawley, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
- Venerable Natalis of UlsterAn Irish holy monk of Ulster, reposed in 564.
- Saint Noe of FinnghlaisA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Finnghlais; very little is recorded.
- Venerable Peter of EgyptVenerable monk of Egypt, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Polycarp of NicaeaA martyr of Nicaea, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Saint Processus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 January; few details survive.
- Saint Theodoric of OrléansBishop of Orléans, reposed in 1022.
- Venerable Theophylact of TarnovoA monastic saint associated with Tarnovo, commemorated in the calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
- Venerable TitusA former soldier, honored among the venerable in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Saint Veneria of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 January; few details survive.
Saint John ChrysostomGreat preacher and hierarch, author of the Divine Liturgy served on most Sundays.
Hieromartyr Dimitri KlepininRussian priest in Paris who died at Buchenwald in 1944 for helping Jews escape deportation..jpg)
Hieromartyr Peter ZverevArchbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk who died in 1929 on Anzer Island at Solovki, a New Martyr of Russia.- Hieromartyr John PettayA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1919.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Vitalian, Julian, Aurelius, Claudian, Clement, Demetrian, Demetrios, Marinus, Peter, Theophylact, Titus, John, Dimitri. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Euphemia. 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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