Baptismal names for children born on June 23
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
ArtemiusRighteous Artemius of VerkolaGeorgeRight-Believing George of VladimirMitrofanHieromartyr Mitrofan of AstrakhanRomanVenerable Roman of KirzhachBarlaamSaint Barlaam of SuzdalHilarionSaint Hilarion of SuzdalJosephSaint Joseph OsnovaDanielVenerable Daniel of the Castle of PatrasDionysiusVenerable Dionysius of RadonezhAlexanderRight-Believing Alexander NevskyAndrewRight-Believing Andrew of SuzdalBorisRight-Believing Boris of TurovCorneliusVenerable Cornelius of AleksandrovDemetrianMartyr DemetrianDemetriusRight-Believing Demetrius of YuryevGaiusMartyr Gaius of SadonGerasimSaint Gerasim of SuzdalGerasimosHieromartyr GerasimosGregoryRighteous Gregory ShuiskyHermanSaint Herman of KazanIerotheosSaint IerotheosIoanniciusSaint Ioannicius OsnovaJacobSaint Jacob of ToulJoachimHieromartyr JoachimJulianVenerable Julian of MuromKallinikosHieromartyr KallinikosLucianVenerable Lucian of AleksandrovNicetasVenerable Nicetas of ThebesPachomiusVenerable Martyr Pachomius of VladimirPeterHieromartyr Peter SmorodintsevProchorusVenerable Prochorus of YastrebTrophimusFool-for-Christ Trophimus of SuzdalVassianVenerable Vassian of YastrebVladimirConfessor Vladimir TerentevVsevolodRight-Believing Vsevolod IIIYaroslavRight-Believing Yaroslav (Theodore) VsevolodovichZachariasHieromartyr ZachariasAndreiRight-Believing Andrei BogolyubskyAbrahamMartyr Abraham of BulgariaMaximusSaint Maximus of KyivMichaelFool-for-Christ Michael of KlopskMetrophanesSaint Metrophanes of VoronezhEuthymiusVenerable Euthymius of SuzdalNikonVenerable Nikon of RadonezhSimonSaint Simon of VladimirStephenVenerable Stephen of MakhrishchTheodoreSaint Theodore of RostovCyprianFool-for-Christ Cyprian of SuzdalSavvaRighteous Savva of MoshokArseniusVenerable Arsenius of NovgorodAthanasiusMartyr Athanasius of SalamisMitrophanesHieromartyr MitrophanesNeophytosHieromartyr NeophytosSerapionSaint Serapion
Girls' names from this day
AgrippinaMartyr Agrippina of RomeParaskevaRighteous Paraskeva of PirinemEudokiaRight-Believing Eudokia AlexandrovnaAgaphiaSaint AgaphiaEvdokiaFool-for-Christ Evdokia of SuzdalIreneRight-Believing Irene of MuromMaryMartyr Mary of VladimirTheodoraSaint Theodora AgaphiaTheodosiaVenerable Theodosia of MuromSophiaVenerable Sophia of SuzdalJulianaRighteous Juliana of LazarevoAlexandraRight-Believing Alexandra BryachislavnaMariaRight-Believing Maria Shvarnovna
From the eighth day, June 30
DonatusMartyr Donatus of MünstereifelPeterApostle PeterGervasiosVenerable Gervasios ParaskevopoulosMichaelNew Martyr Michael BaknanasBasilidesMartyr Basilides of AlexandriaTimothyHieromartyr Timothy PetropavlovskyAlexisHieromartyr Alexis VvedenskyGelasiusSaint Gelasius of RimetIsaacMartyr IsaacJohnApostle John the TheologianMarcianSaint Marcian of PamplonaMelitonMartyr MelitonNicanderVenerable Martyr Nicander PrusakPaulApostle PaulAndrewApostle AndrewJamesApostle James, son of AlphaeusThomasApostle ThomasJudeApostle Jude ThaddeusSimonApostle Simon the ZealotStephenRighteous Stephen of OmskPerpetuaMartyr Perpetua of Nicomedia
All the saints of June 23
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Right-Believing Sviatoslav-Gabriel of VladimirPrince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal from 1246 to 1248, who died in 1252.
Martyr Agrippina of RomeVirgin martyr of the third century, venerated in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
Righteous Artemius of VerkolaRussian child born in 1532 who died in 1545, venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Right-Believing George YaroslavichPrince of Murom from 1345 to 1354, venerated locally as a saint in the Russian Church.
Hieromartyr Patricius of VladimirPriest and sacristan of the metropolitan Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir, who died on 3 July 1410.
Hieromartyr Mitrofan of AstrakhanArchbishop of Astrakhan and Tsarev, who died a martyr at Astrakhan in 1919; glorified in 2001.
Venerable Roman of KirzhachMonk, disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, with whom he founded the Annunciation Monastery at Kirzhach; he died in 1392.
Saint Barlaam of SuzdalBishop of Suzdal and Tarusa, canonized in 1988, who died in 1586 at the Makhrishchi Monastery.- Righteous Paraskeva of PirinemSaint venerated locally in the Pinega region, whose relics were found in 1610 in the village of Pirinem; very little is known of her life.
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Right-Believing Christina of VladimirWife of Prince Vladimir Yuryevich, she perished in 1238 when Khan Batu's army took the city of Vladimir.- Right-Believing Eudokia AlexandrovnaDaughter of Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky and Alexandra Bryachislavna, honored with the Saints of Vladimir; she died around 1262.
Saint Hilarion of SuzdalMetropolitan of Suzdal and Yuriev and a co-founder of the Florishchi Hermitage; he died in 1707.- Venerable Joseph of ZaonikievoRussian monk born Hilarion Ambrosimov, founder of the Zaonikievo Hermitage, who died in 1612.
- Venerable Martyr Daniel of VladimirHegumen born in Vladimir in the second half of the twelfth century, who died on 7 February 1238.
- Saint Dionysius of PolotskBishop of Polotsk until 1184, according to most scholars formerly a monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra.
- Righteous Karp of MyodushiRighteous man honored in the Russian Church, the heavenly patron of the Kovrov region in the Vladimir province.
Saint AgaphiaGrand Princess of Vladimir, killed in 1238 when the city fell to the Tatars.- Hieromartyr Alexander MiropolskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Right-Believing Andrew of SuzdalA right-believing prince of Suzdal and Nizhny Novgorod, honored as a saint in the Russian Church.
- Saint Anthony OsnovaA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Martyr Aristocles
- Saint Barbarus of PentapolisA saint of Pentapolis, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Hieromartyr Bili IIBishop of Saint-Malo in Brittany, a hierarch of the undivided Church.- Right-Believing Boris of TurovA right-believing prince of Turov, honored as a saint in the Russian Church.
- Venerable Cornelius of AleksandrovA venerable father of Aleksandrov, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Daniel of the Castle of PatrasA venerable monk who struggled in the castle of Patras; venerated locally.
- Martyr DemetrianA deacon and martyr associated with Cyprus, from the time of the undivided Church.
- Right-Believing Demetrius of YuryevA right-believing man of Yuryev, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Righteous Euphrosyne of ShuyaA Russian saint of Shuya in the Vladimir region, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Hieromartyr Eustochius of SadonA cleric of the Church of Sadon near Ancyra who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Fool-for-Christ Evdokia of SuzdalA fool for Christ of Suzdal, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Saint FaelanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Martyr GaianusA martyr commemorated with Saint Agrippina and those with her.
- Martyr Gaius of SadonMartyr of Sadon and Ancyra, who suffered for the Christian faith.
- Martyr George of MuromA martyr of Murom, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
- Righteous George of MuromA righteous man of Murom, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
- Saint Gerasim of SuzdalA hierarch of Suzdal, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Church.
- Hieromartyr GerasimosArchbishop of Crete, killed in Heraklion in 1821; canonized in 2000.
- Hieromartyr GerasimosBishop of Rethymno in Crete, killed in 1822; canonized in 2000.
- Righteous Gregory ShuiskyA Russian saint of the Vladimir region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Herman GomzinA venerable father of the Russian Church, linked with Zosimova Hermitage.
- Venerable Hidulf of HainautA nobleman of Hainaut who became a monk at Lobbes, reposed around 707.
- Saint IerotheosA saint of Crete, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Ioannicius OsnovaA saint honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Right-Believing Irene of MuromWife of the holy Prince Constantine of Murom, remembered as right-believing.
- Saint Jacob of ToulA monk of Hornbach, then Bishop of Toul from 756, reposed in 769.
- Hieromartyr JoachimBishop of Chersonisos in Crete, killed in 1821; canonized in 2000.
- Hieromartyr JoachimBishop of Petra in Crete, killed in 1821; canonized in 2000.
- Saint Joseph OsnovaA saint honored in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Venerable Julian of MuromA venerable father of Murom, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr KallinikosBishop of Kydonia in Crete, killed in 1821; canonized in 2000.
- Hieromartyr KallinikosBishop of Diopolis in Crete, killed in 1821; canonized in 2000.
- Martyr Lollius of SadonMartyr of Sadon and Ancyra, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Lucian of AleksandrovA venerable father of Aleksandrov, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Fool-for-Christ Martha of SuzdalA fool for Christ of Suzdal, venerated in the Russian Church.
- Martyr Mary of VladimirA princess of Vladimir, commemorated as a martyr in the Russian calendar.
- Martyr Menius of LaodiceaA martyr of Laodicea, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Saint Mochaoi of NendrumIrish bishop at Nendrum on Strangford Lough in the 5th century, also called Caolan.
- Venerable Moeliai of NendrumAn Irish holy monk of Nendrum Monastery, reposed around 493.
- Saint Mstislav YuryevichA Russian prince, son of Grand Prince Yuri II, who fell fighting the Tatars in 1238.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Artemius, George, Mitrofan, Roman, Barlaam, Hilarion, Joseph, Daniel, Dionysius, Alexander, Andrew, Boris, Cornelius, Demetrian, Demetrius, Gaius, Gerasim, Gerasimos, Gregory, Herman, Ierotheos, Ioannicius, Jacob, Joachim, Julian, Kallinikos, Lucian, Nicetas, Pachomius, Peter, Prochorus, Trophimus, Vassian, Vladimir, Vsevolod, Yaroslav, Zacharias, Andrei, Abraham, Maximus, Michael, Metrophanes, Euthymius, Nikon, Simon, Stephen, Theodore, Cyprian, Savva, Arsenius, Athanasius, Mitrophanes, Neophytos, Serapion. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Agrippina, Paraskeva, Eudokia, Agaphia, Evdokia, Irene, Mary, Theodora, Theodosia, Sophia, Juliana, Alexandra, Maria. 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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