Baptismal names for children born on July 25
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
MacariusVenerable Macarius of UnzhaLawrenceSaint Lawrence I of MilanEliasSaint Elias of ThessalonicaAlexanderMartyr Alexander the PhrygianJohnSaint John the LambNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas UdintsevTheodoreSaint TheodoreZachariasSaint ZachariasGregoryVenerable Gregory KallidisPimenVenerable Pimen the Much-Ailing
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, August 1
ArcadiusSaint Arcadius of BourgesDmitryHieromartyr Dmitry PavskyAlexanderMartyr Alexander of PergeAntoninusMartyr Antoninus the MaccabeeAvimMartyr Avim the MaccabeeCyriacusMartyr Cyriacus of PergeCyrilHoly Martyrs Cyril, Aquila, Peter, Domitian, Rufus and MenanderDavidRight-Believing David SvyatoslavichEleazarMartyr Eleazar the MaccabeeEusebiusSaint Eusebius of VercelliFelixMartyr Felix of GironaGuriasMartyr Gurias the MaccabeeJustinMartyr Justin of ParisLeontiusMartyr Leontius of PergeMarcellusMartyr Marcellus the MaccabeeMineonMartyr Mineon of PergeMinsifeiMartyr Minsifei of PergePolyeuctusMartyr PolyeuctusTheodoreMartyr TheodoreTimothySaint Timothy the WonderworkerStephenHieromartyr Stephen I of RomeLukeSaint Luke of SimferopolJustaMartyr Justa of BazzanoMaryVenerable Mary the ConsolerSolomoniaMartyr SolomoniaSophiaVenerable Sophia of Suzdal
All the saints of July 25
Righteous AnnaWife of the righteous Joachim and mother of the Virgin Mary, maternal grandmother of Jesus Christ.
Venerable Olympias the DeaconessRoman noblewoman of Greek descent, deaconess in Constantinople and supporter of John Chrysostom; died in 408..JPG)
Venerable Eupraxia of ConstantinopleNun of Constantinople, venerated after her death for her piety and example of charity; died in 410.
Venerable Macarius of UnzhaRussian monk credited with founding four monasteries, among them one at the Yellow Water Lake; died in 1444.
Saint Lawrence I of MilanArchbishop of Milan from 490 to about 511.- Venerable Christopher of KoryazhmaFounder of the Christopher Hermitage of the Mother of God, who began his ascetic life at the Koryazhma skete and died after 1572.
Confessor Iraida TikhovaTeacher and choir director, associate of Archbishop Seraphim Samoylovich and keeper of his archive; died in 1967.- Martyr Attalus of LyonChristian martyred at Lyon in the persecution of 177.
- Saint Elias of ThessalonicaA saint venerated at Thessalonica.
- Hieromartyr Alexander SakharovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1927, during the communist persecution.
- Martyr Alexander the PhrygianA Phrygian physician put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Saint Banthus of TrierA bishop of Trier, commemorated in the old Western calendars.
- Venerable Beatus of TrierMonk of Trier, venerated in the Western Church.
- Martyr Biblias of LyonA martyr of Lyon, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Saint CaolanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Saint CriotanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
Martyr Cucuphas of BarcelonaA martyr of Hispania, who suffered near Barcelona in 304.- Venerable CyndeyrnWelsh saint of Ceredigion, son of Cyngar, listed in Baring-Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
- Martyr Epagathus of LyonA martyr of Lyon, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Saint Fiachra Gael of Cluain CaichtneAn Irish saint honored at Cluain Caichtne, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Holy Martyrs Florentius and FelixMartyrs honored in the region of Aquila in Italy, slain around 235.
Venerable Glodesind of MetzA virgin who founded a convent at Metz and was its abbess, reposed around 608.
Saint John the LambSaint of Maastricht, venerated in the Western Church.- Saint Magnericus of TrierA disciple of Saint Nicetius and Bishop of Trier, reposed around 596.
- Venerable MarinaAn abbess commemorated with Saints Olympias the Deaconess and Eupraxia.
- Martyr Martyrs of LyonThe company of martyrs put to death at Lyon in Gaul together with Bishop Pothinus.
- Martyr Maturus of LyonsOne of the martyrs of Lyons, put to death for the Christian faith in 177.
- Saint MoshiologA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Hieromartyr Nicholas UdintsevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918, during the Soviet persecution.
- Saint NinnioA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Hieromartyr Sanctus of LyonDeacon of Vienne, martyred at Lyon in the persecution of 177.
- Saint The 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical CouncilThe 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council, held in Constantinople in 553; venerated locally.
- Martyr Theodemir of CórdobaA monk slain for Christ at Córdoba in 851.
- Saint TheodoreBishop of Gortyna in Crete, who reposed around 553.
- Saint ZachariasBishop of the island of Lefkada, honored as a hierarch in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
Martyr BlandinaMartyr of Lugdunum (Lyon), put to death under Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 177.
Venerable EbrulfFrankish hermit and abbot, died in 596, associated with the abbey of Saint-Évroult.
Venerable Gregory KallidisVenerable of Thessaloniki, born in 1844 and died in 1925.
Venerable Pimen the Much-AilingA monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who bore illness with patience, and reposed in 1110.- Venerable NissenAn Irish holy monk of the monastery of Montgarth.
- Martyr Ponticus of LyonYouth martyred at Lyon in Gaul together with St. Blandina.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Macarius, Lawrence, Elias, Alexander, John, Nicholas, Theodore, Zacharias, Gregory, Pimen. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Anna, Olympias, Eupraxia, Iraida, Biblias, Marina. 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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