Baptismal names for children born on June 3
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
DemetriusVenerable Demetrius of PrilutskKevinVenerable Kevin of GlendaloughDorotheosSaint Dorotheos ProiosJosephSaint Joseph of ThessalonikiCorneliusVenerable Cornelius of PadanGregorySaint Gregory of DerkosAdalbertSaint Adalbert of ComoAdamVenerable Adam the AbbotAthanasiusVenerable Athanasius the WonderworkerClaudiusMartyr Claudius of ByzantiumCyprianVenerable Martyr Cyprian NelidovDionysiusMartyr Dionysius of ByzantiumHypatiusMartyr Hypatius of ByzantiumIoannikiosHieromartyr IoannikiosIsaacVenerable Martyr Isaac of CórdobaJulianHieromartyr Julian of BelgiumMarcellinusSaint Marcellinus of SpainMaxianHieromartyr Maxian of BelgiumPaulMartyr Paul of ByzantiumHilariusSaint Hilarius of RomeEugeneSaint Eugene I of RomeLucianHieromartyr Lucian of BeauvaisMichaelHieromartyr Michael MarkovEuthymiusVenerable Euthymius of Karelia
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, June 10
JohnFool-for-Christ John of VerkhoturyeMaximusMartyr Maximus of AveiaBasilMartyr Basil of MangazeyaMitrophanHieromartyr Mitrophan Chi SungPhilotheusSaint Philotheus of TobolskGerasimSaint Gerasim DobroserdovPaulMartyr Paul Wang WenhengAsteriusSaint Asterius of PetraMisailSaint Misail of RyazanOlegRight-Believing Oleg of RyazanStephenRighteous Stephen of OmskAlexanderMartyr AlexanderMeletiusSaint Meletius of KharkivHilarionVenerable Hilarion of TroekurovoTimothyHieromartyr Timothy UlyanovAlexisSaint Alexis of BithyniaAndrewVenerable Andrew of RafailovApolloniusSaint ApolloniusApollosVenerable ApollosArtemiusRighteous Artemius of ShuyaGabrielSaint Gabriel GorodkovPhilaretSaint Philaret of KievSabbasVenerable Martyr Sabbas of KonstamonitouSabinusHieromartyr Sabinus of EscanecrabeSavvasNew Martyr Savvas the StageiritisSilouanVenerable Silouan of the CavesSilvanusVenerable Silvanus the SchemamonkTheodulusVenerable Theodulus of SolovkiTheophanesVenerable Theophanes of AntiochZacharyMartyr ZacharyDemetriusSaint Demetrius of RostovTheodoreRighteous Theodore Kuzmich of TomskSimeonSaint Simeon MilyukovRomanRight-Believing Roman Olgovich of RyazanDanielRighteous Daniel of AchinskBarlaamVenerable Barlaam of ChikoyMichaelHieromartyr Michael LisitsynCosmasFool-for-Christ Cosmas of VerkhoturyePeterRighteous Peter of TomskSynesiusVenerable Synesius IvanovZosimusVenerable Zosimus of PhoeniciaOliviaMartyr Olivia of PalermoDomnaFool-for-Christ Domna of TomskAntoninaMartyr AntoninaDariaVenerable Daria of SezenovoSeraphimaVenerable Seraphima of SezenovoLyubovFool-for-Christ Lyubov of Ryazan
All the saints of June 3
Right-Believing ClotildeBurgundian princess and wife of King Clovis, who urged him toward Christianity.
Passion-Bearer Demetrius of UglichYoungest son of Ivan the Terrible, who died at Uglich in 1591 at the age of eight..JPG)
Venerable Kevin of GlendaloughIrish saint, founder and first abbot of Glendalough in County Wicklow.- Saint Achillas of AlexandriaEighteenth patriarch of Alexandria, from 312 to 313, learned and pious, formerly head of the Catechetical School.
Venerable Amphilochius of GlushitsaMonk, companion in asceticism of Saint Dionysius of Glushitsa, who died on October 25, 1452.
Saint Dorotheos ProiosGreek scholar and priest, born in 1765, who died at Constantinople in 1821.
Saint Olivia of AnagniVirgin of Anagni, one of the four saints of that city with Secundina, Aurelia and Neomisia; she died in 492.- Venerable Martyr Agapit of MarkushevoRussian venerable martyr of the 16th century, of whom very little is recorded; he died in 1585.
- Saint Joseph of ThessalonikiMetropolitan of Thessaloniki, born in 1749 and died in Thessaloniki in 1821.
- Venerable Cornelius of PadanSixteenth-century disciple of Alexander of Svir, founder of the St Nicholas Verkhopadan Hermitage.
- Saint Gregory of DerkosA hierarch of Derkos near Constantinople, venerated in the Church of Greece.
- Saint Adalbert of ComoA saint venerated at Como in northern Italy, of around 700.
- Venerable Adam the AbbotA holy abbot honored at Petacciato in Italy, who reposed in 1060.
- Saint Affine of Cill AiffeinA saint named in the Martyrology of Tallaght on 3 June, linked with Cill Aiffein (Killaffan) in County Wicklow; few details survive.
- Saint Aiffen of Cill AiffeinA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Aiffein; very little is recorded.
- Venerable Athanasius of BithyniaA venerable of Bithynia, a wonderworker honored for his ascetic life, who died in 925.
- Venerable Athanasius the WonderworkerA venerable wonderworker, commemorated with Saint Pappus, Bishop of Chytri.
- Saint BrandubhA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint CaeciliusA saint of Carthage from the time of the undivided Church.
- Martyr Claudius of ByzantiumMartyr of Byzantium, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr CominusA martyr honored at Lyon.
- Venerable CronanAn Irish monk and disciple of Saint Kevin, reposed around 617.
- Venerable CwyfanA Welsh saint honored on Anglesey, commemorated in Baring-Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
- Venerable Martyr Cyprian NelidovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1934.
- Confessor DavinusAn Armenian pilgrim who reposed at Lucca in 1051.
- Martyr Dionysius of ByzantiumA martyr of Byzantium, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Venerable GausmarusAbbot of Saint Martin of Savigny, reposed in 984.
Saint Genesius of ClermontBishop of Clermont in Gaul, reposed around 662.- Saint GlunshallaichAn Irish holy man of the early Church.
- Venerable HiereiaA venerable woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Hilaria of CarcassonneSaint of Carcassonne, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
- Martyr HyacinthA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Hypatius of ByzantiumMartyr of Byzantium, who suffered for Christ.
- Hieromartyr IoannikiosMetropolitan of Tarnovo, hanged in Constantinople in 1821 with Patriarch Gregory V; canonized in 2021.
- Venerable Martyr Isaac of CórdobaA monk of Córdoba, slain for confessing Christ in 851.
- Saint Januaria of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 June; few details survive.
- Hieromartyr Julian of BelgiumA cleric of Belgium, who died a martyr for Christ.
- Martyr Laurentinus of ArezzoA martyr of Arezzo in Italy, slain with his brother Pergentinus around 250.
Venerable LiphardusA magistrate of Orléans who became a hermit and abbot at Meung, reposed around 550.- Martyr Lucillian of ByzantiumMartyr of Byzantium, who suffered for Christ.
- Saint Marcellinus of SpainA saint of Spain, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr Maxian of BelgiumA cleric of Belgium, who died a martyr for Christ.
- Saint MochuaA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
Saint OvidiusA hierarch of the first Christian centuries, venerated in the West.- Saint PapposBishop of Chytri in Cyprus, honored as a confessor of the faith.
- Martyr Paul of ByzantiumYouth of Byzantium, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Paula of ByzantiumVirgin of Byzantium, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr PergentinusA martyr of Arezzo in Italy, commemorated together with his brother Laurentinus.
- Holy Martyrs Pergentinus and LaurentinusYoung brothers of Arezzo, slain for Christ in 251.
- Martyr Saturninus of GaulChristian of Gaul, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable TeglaWelsh saint honored as Tegla (Thecla), listed in Baring-Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
- Saint UrbiciusA saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
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Saint Hilarius of RomeBishop of Rome from 461 to 468, sent by Leo the Great as legate to the Council of Ephesus in 449..jpg)
Saint Eugene I of RomeBishop of Rome from 654 to 657, chosen after Emperor Constans II banished Martin I.
Hieromartyr Lucian of BeauvaisCalled the Apostle of Beauvais, put to death for his faith in the Diocletian persecution.
Venerable Demetrius of PrilutskRussian hieromonk, founder of the Saint Nicholas and Saviour monasteries at Prilutsk, died in 1392.
Hieromartyr Michael MarkovPriest ordained in 1909, who died in prison at Mariinsk in 1938; honored as a hieromartyr.- Venerable Euthymius of KareliaA monk who went north around 1400 and founded the monastery on the shore of the White Sea.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Demetrius, Kevin, Dorotheos, Joseph, Cornelius, Gregory, Adalbert, Adam, Athanasius, Claudius, Cyprian, Dionysius, Hypatius, Ioannikios, Isaac, Julian, Marcellinus, Maxian, Paul, Hilarius, Eugene, Lucian, Michael, Euthymius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Clotilde, Olivia, Hilaria, Paula. 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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