Baptismal names for children born on May 23
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
DemetriusSaint Demetrius of RostovMichaelVenerable Martyr Michael the SabaiteNicetasStylite Nicetas the Stylite of PereslavlEpiphaniusVenerable Epiphanius the WiseDesideriusHieromartyr Desiderius of VienneArseniusHieromartyr Arsenius MatsievichLeontiusVenerable Martyr Leontius of UglichCyrilVenerable Cyril of BorisoglebskDimitryRight-Believing Dimitry of UglichSimeonVenerable Martyr Simeon of UglichDorotheusVenerable Dorotheus of YugIgnatiusSaint Ignatius of RostovPaisiusVenerable Paisius of UglichAdrianVenerable Martyr Adrian of PoshekhonyeBasilRight-Believing Basil Vsevolodovich of YaroslavlCosmasVenerable Martyr Cosmas of UglichCyprianVenerable Cyprian of TropaEliasFool-for-Christ Elias of YaroslavlEuthymiusVenerable Martyr Euthymius of UglichFlorentiusSaint FlorentiusGuriasVenerable Martyr Gurias of UglichHilarionVenerable Hilarion of YugIoanniciusVenerable IoanniciusJoakimVenerable Joakim KrčovskiJohnMartyr John of UglichJosephVenerable Martyr Joseph of UglichJulianMartyr JulianLeonidVenerable Leonid of PoshekhonyeLuciusMartyr LuciusMacariusVenerable Martyr Macarius of UglichMarcellusVenerable Martyr Marcellus of UglichNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas RozinNikephorosVenerable Martyr Nikephoros of UglichNikitaVenerable Martyr Nikita of UglichPeterVenerable Peter of RostovPhilaretSaint Philaret of KievPimenVenerable Pimen of RostovPolyeuctusVenerable Martyr Polyeuctus of UglichProchorusSaint Prochorus of RostovSerapionSaint Serapion of VladimirSergiusVenerable Sergius of RadonezhStephenSaint Stephen of PermSynesiusSaint Synesius of KarpasiaTheodosiusVenerable Martyr Theodosius of UglichTikhonVenerable Martyr Tikhon of UglichTryphonSaint Tryphon of RostovVassianSaint Vassian RyloAlexanderRight-Believing Alexander NevskyYaroslavRight-Believing Yaroslav the WiseAbrahamVenerable Abraham of RostovGennadyVenerable Gennady of KostromaSylvesterVenerable Sylvester of ObnoraRomanRight-Believing Roman of UglichDanielVenerable Daniel of PereslavlIsidoreFool-for-Christ Isidore of RostovJamesSaint James of RostovTheodoreSaint Theodore of RostovCassianVenerable Cassian of UglichGerasimVenerable Gerasim of BoldinoIsaiahSaint Isaiah of RostovLukeSaint Luke of RostovKonstantinRight-Believing Konstantin UlemetsNikodimVenerable Nikodim of KozheozeroSebastianVenerable Sebastian of SokhotaJoachimVenerable Joachim of IthacaDionysiusSaint Dionysius the Greek of Rostov
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, May 30
HubertSaint Hubert of LiègeJohnFool-for-Christ John of KochetovkaAgapiusMartyr AgapiusAnastasiusSaint Anastasius of PaviaBarlaamVenerable BarlaamBasilHieromartyr Basil SmolenskyCyprianVenerable CyprianIsaiahVenerable Isaiah of ArkhangelskNicanorVenerable Nicanor of ArkhangelskRomanusMartyr Romanus of NicomediaVenantiusVenerable VenantiusFelixSaint Felix I of RomePhilipHieromartyr Philip of MoscowIsaacVenerable Isaac of DalmatiaEustathiusSaint Eustathius of ConstantinopleJacobVenerable Jacob of GalichCharalamposMartyr Charalampos of NicomediaEusebiusMartyr EusebiusMacrinaSaint Macrina the Elder
All the saints of May 23
Saint Mary of ClopasOne of the women who stood by the cross of the Lord and came to the tomb with spices..jpg)
Venerable Euphrosyne of PolotskPrincess of Polotsk who became an abbess and founded monasteries, who reposed in Jerusalem in 1167.
Right-Believing Demetrius I of GeorgiaKing of Georgia from 1125 to 1156, of the Bagrationi dynasty, also known as a poet.
Saint Michael of SynnadaMetropolitan of Synnada from 784 to 815, sent on missions to Harun al-Rashid and Charlemagne; died in 826..jpg)
Stylite Nicetas the Stylite of PereslavlTwelfth-century Russian monk who, after a careless youth, founded a monastery by Lake Pleshcheyevo.
Venerable Epiphanius the WiseRussian monk and hagiographer, disciple of Sergius of Radonezh; died around 1420.
Hieromartyr Desiderius of LangresThird bishop of Langres in France, honored as a hieromartyr; remembered on 23 May.
Saint Euphebius of NaplesBishop and patron of Naples whose episcopate cannot be dated with certainty.
Hieromartyr Arsenius MatsievichMetropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl who died at Reval in 1772 after opposing the seizure of church property.
Saint Leontius of RostovBishop of Rostov and Suzdal, who died by 1077 at the latest; commemorated on May 23.
Saint Cyril II of RostovBishop of Rostov and Yaroslavl from 1230 to 1262, formerly an abbot in Vladimir, who took refuge at Beloozero during the Mongol invasion.
Right-Believing Dimitry of UglichYounger son of Prince Andrei of Uglich, honored as a right-believing prince among the saints of Vologda; died about 1544.
Saint Simeon of VladimirBishop of Vladimir in 1295-1299, then of Rostov and Yaroslavl until 1311, who died in 1314.
Venerable Dorotheus of YugSchemamonk, founder of the Yug Hermitage, who died in 1622.- Venerable Evmenios SaridakisOrthodox elder of Athens (1931-1999), called Evmenios the Leper, canonized on 14 April 2022.
- Saint Hanno of VeronaBorn in Verona into a noble family, a priest and head of the cathedral, later bishop, who died around 780.
- Venerable Ignatius of LomRussian monk who died in 1591 at the Lom Hermitage in the Yaroslavl region.
Saint Ephraim of RostovArchbishop of Rostov, Yaroslavl and Beloozero, consecrated in 1427 and died in 1454.- Venerable Paisius of GalichRussian archimandrite at the Dormition Monastery of Ovinsk, which became known through him; died in 1460.
- Venerable Abramius of YaroslavlA venerable monk of Yaroslavl, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Venerable AdrianA venerable saint commemorated with Saint Bogolep.
- Venerable Martyr Anastasia of UglichA nun of Uglich who died a martyr for her faith in Christ.
- Venerable AnthonyA venerable saint commemorated with Saint Ioannicius.
- Saint Basil of BragaA hierarch remembered by tradition among the first bishops of Braga.
- Venerable Martyr Christopher of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint CommanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Venerable Martyr Cosmas of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Cremthann of Magh DumhaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Magh Dumha; very little is recorded.
- Venerable Cyprian of TropaA venerable father of the Yaroslavl region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint CyrilA bishop commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece together with other hierarchs.
- Venerable Cyril of BorisoglebskA venerable father of Borisoglebsk, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Fool-for-Christ Elias of YaroslavlA fool for Christ linked with Yaroslavl and Danilov, venerated in the Russian Church.
- Saint EpictitusA bishop, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Holy Hieromartyrs Epitacius of TuiA hieromartyr honored at Tui in Galicia.
- Venerable Martyr Euthymius of UglichA monk of Uglich who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Holy Venerables Eutychius and FlorentiusMonks of the Nursia region, mentioned by Saint Gregory the Dialogist, from around 540.
- Saint FaelchuA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint FlorentiusA saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
- Venerable GobanAn Irish abbot at Old Leighlin.
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Venerable GuibertFounder of Gembloux Abbey, who reposed as a monk at Gorze in 962.- Venerable Martyr Gurias of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Hilarion of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Hilarion of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Hilarion of YugA venerable father of the Yug river region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Honoratus of SubiacoVenerable abbot at Subiaco in Italy, in the early days of Latin monasticism.
- Venerable IoanniciusA venerable saint commemorated with Saint Anthony.
- Saint Januaria of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 May; few details survive.
Venerable Joakim KrčovskiA monk associated with Osogovo Monastery near Kriva Palanka, who reposed in 1820.- Venerable Martyr Job of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Job of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr John DunaevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
- Venerable Martyr Joseph of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Joseph of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Judas of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr JulianA martyr of Africa who gave his life for Christ around 430.
- Martyr JulianA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Venerable Leonid of PoshekhonyeA venerable father of Poshekhonye, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Leontius of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr LuciusA martyr of North Africa, killed for the faith around 430.
- Venerable Martyr Macarius of UglichA monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Demetrius, Michael, Nicetas, Epiphanius, Desiderius, Arsenius, Leontius, Cyril, Dimitry, Simeon, Dorotheus, Ignatius, Paisius, Adrian, Basil, Cosmas, Cyprian, Elias, Euthymius, Florentius, Gurias, Hilarion, Ioannicius, Joakim, John, Joseph, Julian, Leonid, Lucius, Macarius, Marcellus, Nicholas, Nikephoros, Nikita, Peter, Philaret, Pimen, Polyeuctus, Prochorus, Serapion, Sergius, Stephen, Synesius, Theodosius, Tikhon, Tryphon, Vassian, Alexander, Yaroslav, Abraham, Gennady, Sylvester, Roman, Daniel, Isidore, James, Theodore, Cassian, Gerasim, Isaiah, Luke, Konstantin, Nikodim, Sebastian, Joachim, Dionysius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Mary, Anastasia, Evdokia, Anna, Daria. 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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