Baptismal names for children born on July 26
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
MosesVenerable Moses the HungarianHermolausMartyr Hermolaus of NicomediaJacobRighteous Jacob NetsvetovSimeonVenerable Simeon of MantuaLeontiusSaint Leontius of NaplesSergiusHieromartyr Sergius StrelnikovSavaSaint Sava III of SerbiaConstantinConfessor Constantin OprisanGerontiosVenerable Gerontios of VouleftiriaIgnatiusVenerable Ignatius of SteirisJohnVenerable John the New of MuscelJosephSaint Joseph Nelyubovych-TukalskySymeonStylite SymeonPaisiosVenerable Paisios of Mount Athos
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, August 2
StephenMartyr Stephen the ProtomartyrNicodemusRighteous NicodemusGamalielRighteous GamalielBasilFool-for-Christ Basil of VologdaMaximusSaint Maximus of PaduaTheodoreMartyr Theodore of RomeAthanasiusMartyr Athanasius ZhulanovCyrilMartyr Cyril of RomeJohnMartyr John of RomeOlympiusMartyr Olympius the TribunePlatoVenerable Martyr Plato KolegovTheodulusMartyr TheodulusJustinianRight-Believing Justinian the GreatEusebiusSaint Eusebius of VercelliHelenaMartyr HelenaBarbaraVenerable Martyr Barbara Yakovleva
All the saints of July 26
Venerable Martyr Paraskevi of RomeMartyr of the second century, arrested several times for her faith and finally beheaded.
Venerable Moses the HungarianMonk of Hungarian origin at the Kyiv Caves Lavra, who died in 1043 and is remembered on 26 July.
Martyr Hermolaus of NicomediaPriest of Nicomedia, killed with Hermippus and Hermocrates in Diocletian's persecution in 305._02.JPG)
Venerable Benignus of MalcesineHermit of the 8th-9th century honored at Malcesine on Lake Garda; commemorated on July 26.
Righteous Jacob NetsvetovAleut Creole priest who continued the mission of Saint Innocent among the native peoples of Alaska.- Venerable Simeon of MantuaBenedictine monk of Armenian origin, a hermit in Palestine and later in Italy; died in 1016.
- Saint Leontius of NaplesBishop of Naples from 648-649 to 652-653, venerated as a saint.
- Martyr OraiozeleChristian woman martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church.
- Hieromartyr Sergius StrelnikovRussian priest born in 1887 in the Vyatka region, who died in Yoshkar-Ola in 1937; added to the New Martyrs in 2005.
- Saint Sava III of SerbiaArchbishop of Serbia from 1309 to 1316, formerly abbot of Hilandar and bishop of Prizren.
- Martyr AppionA martyr honored in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
Holy Venerables Benignus and CarusTwo saints of the West, commemorated together.- Saint Christiana of TermondeSaint of Termonde, venerated in the Western Church.
- Confessor Constantin OprisanA confessor of the communist prisons who died at Jilava in 1958; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Saint FuradhranA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Venerable Gerontios of VouleftiriaLast abbot of Vouleftiria, regarded as founder of St Anne Skete; venerated locally (St Anne Skete).
- Martyr HermippusA martyr at Nicomedia around 305, together with Saint Hermolaus and Hermocrates.
- Hieromartyr Hermippus of NicomediaA cleric of the Church of Nicomedia who died a martyr for his faith in Christ in 303.
- Martyr HermocratesA martyr at Nicomedia around 305, together with Saint Hermolaus and Hermippus.
- Hieromartyr Hermocrates of NicomediaA cleric of the Church of Nicomedia who died a martyr for his faith in Christ in 303.
- Martyr HyacinthA martyr of Porto, slain by the sword after surviving fire, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
- Martyr Hyacinth of RomeA martyr of Rome, honored at Portus in Italy.
- Venerable Ignatius of SteirisA monastic saint named after Steiris in Greece, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable John the New of MuscelRomanian venerable monk of Muscel in Argeș.
- Saint Joseph Nelyubovych-TukalskyMetropolitan of Kyiv who reposed in 1675, honored by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
- Holy Martyrs Marinus, Theodotus and Sedopha of TomisMartyrs of Tomis on the Black Sea coast, commemorated together.
- Saint PastorA hierarch of the early Western Church, reposed around 160.
- Stylite SymeonAn archimandrite and stylite who struggled on the Bosporus beyond Anaplous.
- Holy Martyrs SymphroniusA martyr slain for Christ around 257.
- Saint Toman of MungairitA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Mungairit; very little is recorded.
- Saint Valens of VeronaBishop of Verona in Italy, reposed around 531.
Venerable Paisios of Mount AthosAthonite monk known as Elder Paisios, a beloved spiritual guide, who died in 1994 at Souroti.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Moses, Hermolaus, Jacob, Simeon, Leontius, Sergius, Sava, Constantin, Gerontios, Ignatius, John, Joseph, Symeon, Paisios. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Paraskevi. 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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