Baptismal names for children born on July 1
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
ArcadiusHieromartyr Arcadius GaryaevPeterVenerable Peter of OlympusAlexisHieromartyr Alexis DrozdovBasilVenerable Basil GlubokorechenskyConstantineVenerable Constantine AlamanskyCosmasFool-for-Christ Cosmas of VerkhoturyeDamianUnmercenary Damian of RomeLeontiusSaint Leontius of RădăuțiMartinSaint Martin of VienneMauriceSaint MauriceJohnVenerable John of RilaClaudiusSaint ClaudiusHesychiusSaint Hesychius I of Vienne
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, July 8
AdrianSaint Adrian III of RomeEdgarRight-Believing Edgar the PeacefulKilianHieromartyr Kilian of WürzburgProcopiusRighteous Procopius of UstiaTheophilusVenerable Theophilus the Myrrh-streamerAnastasiosNew Martyr Anastasios of Agios VlasiosManassesSaint Manasses of GabrovoNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas BryantsevNicostratusSaint NicostratusSabbasMartyr SabbasStratonSaint Straton of NicaeaTheodoreHieromartyr Theodore RaspopovTheophanesNew Martyr TheophanesPotentianaMartyr PotentianaTheodosiaMartyr Theodosia
All the saints of July 1
Saint EstherJewish queen of Persia who saved her people from destruction planned by Haman.
Holy Unmercenary Healers Cosmas and DamianTwin brothers and physicians who healed without payment and were put to death for Christ around 287.
Venerable Angelina of SerbiaAlbanian princess, consort of a despot of Serbia, who withdrew to Krušedol Monastery and died around 1520.
Venerable Cybard of AngoulêmeMonk and hermit who lived forty-four years in a cave beneath the walls of Angoulême, died in 581.
Saint Serf of CulrossSixth-century Scottish saint venerated in western Fife; tradition calls him the apostle of Orkney..jpg)
Martyr Galina of CorinthMartyr of Corinth, killed about 258.- Holy Martyrs Julius and AaronMartyrs of Caerleon in Roman Britain in the third century; with Alban they are the only named British martyrs.
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Martyr Castus and SecundinusMartyrs at Sinuessa in southern Italy; some sources say they were bishops who came from Africa.- Hieromartyr Arcadius GaryaevRussian priest, teacher and missionary, born in 1878 and died in 1918 at Borovskoye.
- Venerable Peter the PatricianA senior Byzantine military commander at the turn of the 9th century, who became a monk and was canonized.
- Holy Martyrs 25 Martyrs of NicomediaA group of twenty-five martyrs, killed for Christ at Nicomedia.
- Saint Ailill IIBishop of Armagh in Ireland, who reposed in 536.
- Hieromartyr Alexis DrozdovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1942, during the communist persecution.
- Saint BairrfhinnA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Venerable BasilA venerable founder of Vathys Ryax Monastery in Bithynia; venerated locally.
- Venerable Basil GlubokorechenskyVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable CarilefusA disciple of Saint Avitus and founder of Anille Abbey in Gaul, reposed around 536.
- Martyr Castus of RomeMartyr of Rome, remembered in the early martyrologies.
- Saint CathbathA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint CewyddA Welsh saint honored on the isle of Anglesey.
- Saint ConnanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Venerable Constantine AlamanskyA venerable father honored as a wonderworker in the Russian Church.
- Unmercenary Cosmas of RomeA physician from Rome who took no payment, martyred together with his brother Damian.
- Saint Cuimmein of AendruimA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Aendruim, who reposed in 658; very little is recorded.
- Unmercenary Damian of RomeAn unmercenary physician of Rome, brother of Saint Cosmas, who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Saint DomitianA saint of the early Western Church, commemorated in the Western calendars.
Saint Domitian of BugeySaint of Bugey, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.- Saint ErninA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Saint Gallus of ClermontBishop of Clermont and uncle of Saint Gregory of Tours, reposed around 553.
- Saint GwenafwyA holy woman of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
- Martyr JuthwaraA virgin honored as a martyr in southwestern Britain.
- Venerable LeoA hermit remembered in the Greek synaxarion for his ascetic life.
- Venerable Leo the NakedA venerable called the Naked, commemorated in the synaxarion of the Church of Greece.
- Saint LeonoriusA Welsh bishop who preached in Brittany, reposed around 570.
- Saint Leontius of AutunBishop of Autun, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
- Saint Leontius of RădăuțiBishop of Rădăuți and ascetic, honored in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
- Saint Lughaidh son of LughaidhA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint Martin of VienneAn early Bishop of Vienne, reposed around 132.
- Saint MauriceA saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Venerable Peter of OlympusA venerable father of Olympus, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Potitus of GargaraChristian of Gargara, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Rumoldus of DuibhlinnA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Duibhlinn; very little is recorded.
- Martyr Secundinus of RomeA martyr honored at Rome, of whom little is known.
- Saint SineallA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
Venerable Theodoric of Mont d'OrA disciple of Saint Remigius, abbot of Mont d'Or near Reims, reposed around 533.- Holy Martyrs Two Thousand MartyrsA multitude of two thousand martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint UltanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint VeepThe patron saint of the parish of St Veep in Cornwall.
Venerable John of RilaThe first Bulgarian hermit, protector of the Bulgarian people, who lived in the Rila mountains and died in 946.
Martyr PotitusEarly martyr who died around 160, venerated in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
Fool-for-Christ Cosmas of VerkhoturyeFool for Christ of Verkhoturye, who died in 1679.- Saint ClaudiusA bishop of Vienne, who died around 350, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Saint Hesychius I of VienneBishop of Vienne, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
- Saint NicetiusBishop, venerated in the Western Church.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Arcadius, Peter, Alexis, Basil, Constantine, Cosmas, Damian, Leontius, Martin, Maurice, John, Claudius, Hesychius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Angelina, Galina. 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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