Baptismal names for children born on June 29

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 6

All the saints of June 29

• Apostle PaulFormer persecutor of Christians who became a missionary and wrote fourteen New Testament epistles.
• Apostle PeterGalilean fisherman and one of the Twelve, who confessed Christ and died a martyr in Rome.
• Venerable Paisios of Mount AthosAthonite monk known as Elder Paisios, a beloved spiritual guide, who died in 1994 at Souroti.
• Right-⁠Believing Xenia YuryevnaPrincess consort of Tver and of Vladimir from 1265 to 1271, counted among the saints of the Russian Church.
• Saint Cassius of NarniBishop of Narni from 537 until his death in 558, praised by Gregory the Great for his charity.
• Venerable Gregory KallidisVenerable of Thessaloniki, born in 1844 and died in 1925.
• BMartyr BeataA woman martyr of Gaul, slain for Christ around 273.
• CDSaint Caenchomhrac of Disert Chinn-⁠chlairAn Irish saint honored at Disert Chinn-⁠chlair, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CVenerable CiwgA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• CVenerable CochaAn Irish holy woman of the convent of Ross-⁠Benchuir.
• CTSaint Connan of Tigh ConnainA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tigh Connain; very little is recorded.
• CMartyr CyrilA martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• ESaint EurgainDaughter of King Maelgwn of Gwynedd, honored among the saints of Wales.
• FCSaint Faeldobhair of ClocharA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Clochar, who reposed in 701; very little is recorded.
• GSaint GelertA saint of Wales, venerated at Beddgelert.
• Saint Gero of CologneArchbishop of Cologne and founder of the monastery of Gladbach, who reposed in 976.
• Venerable Hemma of GurkA devout widow of Carinthia, foundress of the convent at Gurk, reposed around 1045.
• MDSaint Maeldoid son of DerbhdaraAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• MAHoly Martyrs Marcellus and AnastasiusMartyrs slain for Christ in the region of Bourges in Gaul around 274.
• SJHoly Venerables Salome and JudithHoly recluses, commemorated together in the Western calendars.
• Saint Syrus of GenoaBishop of Genoa in Italy, reposed around 380.
• TKHieromartyr Theogenes KozyrevArchimandrite born in St Petersburg in 1862, who died in 1939 in Komi; venerated as a saint of the Russian Church.
• TSaint TrinioA British saint.
• Passion-⁠Bearer Michael of TverPrince of Tver and grand prince of Vladimir, killed at the Golden Horde at Sarai in 1318.
• Venerable Maximus the GreekGreek monk from Mount Athos, writer and translator in Russia, who died at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.
• Saint Job of MoscowFirst Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus, from 1589 to 1605, who died in 1607.
• Venerable Tryphon of PechengaRussian monk and ascetic of the sixteenth century, founder of Pechenga Monastery in the far north, who died in 1583.
• Venerable Joseph of VolotskRussian abbot and theologian, defender of monastic landholding, born Ivan Sanin; died in 1515.
• Right-⁠Believing Anna of KashinWife of Mikhail of Tver, who lost almost all her relatives in princely strife; patron of Kashin and Tver.
• Saint Emma of LesumCountess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works, wife of Liudger of Saxony; died in 1038.
• Venerable Ephraim of NovotorzhokMonk of Hungarian origin, founder of the Boris and Gleb monastery at Torzhok, died in 1053.
• Saint Gurias of KazanFirst archbishop of Kazan and Sviyazhsk from 1555, born at Radonezh and died in 1563.
• Venerable Cornelius of KomelRussian monk, founder of the Komel monastery, born in 1457 and died in 1537.
• Venerable Makary of KalyazinRussian monk, founder of the Holy Trinity monastery at Kalyazin, born Matthew Kozhin; died in 1483.
• Venerable Nil of StolobnyRussian monk, founder of the hermitage on Stolobny Island in Lake Seliger, who died on December 7, 1555.
• Saint Simeon of TverFirst bishop of Tver, earlier bishop of Polotsk, who died on February 3, 1289.
• Saint Arsenius of TverBishop of Tver and author of the oldest redaction of the Kyiv Caves Paterikon, who died in 1409.
• Apostle Gaius of CorinthChristian of Corinth, baptized by the Apostle Paul and mentioned in the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
• Venerable Nikandr of PskovRussian monk born Nikon, founder of the Annunciation hermitage of Nikandr, who lived from 1507 to 1581.
• Venerable Anthony of Krasny KholmFounder of the Nicholas-⁠Antoniev Monastery at Krasny Kholm, who died in 1481.
• Venerable Savva of VisheraFounder of Savvo-⁠Vishersky Monastery, born at Kashin, known for his labor as a stylite; died in 1460.
• Saint Acacius of TverBishop of Tver and Kashin, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Tver, who died in 1567 at the Zheltikov Monastery.
• Venerable Arcadius of TorzhokMonk, disciple and companion of Saint Ephraim of Torzhok, who died about 1077.
• Venerable Ephraim of PerekomFounder of Perekom Monastery near Novgorod, born in 1412 and died in 1492.
• Venerable Anthony of LeokhnovoBorn Anthony Veniaminov in Tver, founder of the Leokhnovo Monastery near Novgorod, greatly venerated in the region, who died in 1612.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 29?

From the saints of the day: Paul, Peter, Paisios, Gregory, Cyril, Michael, Maximus, Tryphon, Joseph, Gurias, Cornelius, Simeon, Arsenius, Gaius, Savva, Acacius, Arcadius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

II.What can I name a girl born on June 29?

From the women saints of the day: Xenia, Anna. You may also choose one of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

III.Must the name be the saint of the birthday?

No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.