Baptismal names for children born on November 15
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
PaisiusVenerable Paisius VelichkovskyThomasSaint Thomas II of ConstantinopleDesideriusSaint Desiderius of CahorsPhilipVenerable Philip of RabangaDemetriusMartyr Demetrius of DabudElpidiusMartyr ElpidiusEugeneHieromartyr Eugene of ToledoGregoryMartyr Gregory DolininGuriasVenerable Gurias of ShalochJustinRight-Believing JustinMarcellusMartyr MarcellusMarinusSaint Marinus of WilpartingNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas ShcherbakovNikitaHieromartyr Nikita AlmazovPeterHieromartyr Peter KanardovHermanVenerable Herman of AlaskaFelixConfessor Felix of NolaGennadyVenerable Martyr Gennady RebezaCorneliusVenerable Cornelius of Padan
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, November 22
MichaelSaint Michael the SoldierCallistusSaint Callistus II XanthopoulosAlexeiHieromartyr Alexei BenemanskyIakovosVenerable Iakovos Tsalikis of EviaProcopiusMartyr Procopius the ReaderAgapiusMartyr Agapius of CappadociaAthanasiusHieromartyr Athanasius MilovBasilHieromartyr Basil BovaBorisMartyr Boris KozlovEutychiusVenerable Martyr Eutychius DidenkoGerasimVenerable Martyr Gerasim MochalovGermanusVenerable Germanus of KosinitsaJacobHieromartyr Jacob SokolovJohnHieromartyr John SmirnovLonginusSaint Longinus of CappadociaMaximusMartyr Maximus of RomePaulHieromartyr Paul EvdokimovSabbasVenerable Martyr Sabbas SuslovStephenMartyr StephenThaddaeusMartyr ThaddaeusTheodoreHieromartyr Theodore GusevValerianMartyr Valerian of RomeVladimirHieromartyr Vladimir RyasenskyClementEqual-to-the-Apostles Clement of OhridOnesimusApostle OnesimusPhilemonApostle PhilemonElijahHieromartyr Elijah GromoglasovJoasaphHieromartyr Joasaph ZhevakhovPaulinusVenerable Paulinus of WalesCeciliaMartyr CeciliaParaskevaConfessor Paraskeva MatieshinaEuphemiaMartyr Euphemia
All the saints of November 15
Venerable Paisius VelichkovskyMonk and theologian who spread the tradition of eldership in the Orthodox world, and who died in 1794 at Neamț..jpg)
Martyr Habib of EdessaDeacon of Edessa put to death for his faith in the fourth century; he is remembered with Saints Gurias and Samonas.- Saint Thomas II of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch from 667 until his death in 669, who remained Orthodox amid the Christological disputes.
- Saint Desiderius of CahorsMerovingian royal official who succeeded his brother Rusticus as bishop of Cahors, died in 655.
Holy Martyrs Gurias, Samonas and AbibusMartyrs and confessors of Edessa in the late 3rd and early 4th century.- Venerable Philip of RabangaFounder and abbot of a monastery in the Vologda region, who first labored at Glushitsa and died in 1457.
- Saint Arnulf of ToulBishop of Toul in Lorraine, who reposed in 871.
- Saint Benignus of Le PuyA saint venerated in the region of Le Puy in Gaul, of around 650.
- Saint CarteriusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable Connait of LismorA venerable saint of Lismor, commemorated in the Irish calendar, who reposed in 759; few details survive.
- Saint DemetriusA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
- Martyr Demetrius of DabudA martyr of Dabud, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr ElpidiusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
Hieromartyr Eugene of ToledoHeld by tradition to be the first bishop of Toledo in Spain.- Saint EupsychiusA saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Martyr EustochiusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr FeliciusA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
Venerable Findan of RheinauAn Irish holy hermit at Rheinau Abbey in Switzerland, who reposed in 878.- Martyr Gregory DolininA martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
- Martyr Gurias of EdessaMartyr of Edessa, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Gurias of ShalochA venerable father of the Shaloch region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Hasso of TorgauA saint honored at Torgau, of whom little is known.
- Right-Believing JustinA saint of Thrace from the 6th century, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint KyntirianusBishop of Seleucia, commemorated with Patriarch Thomas the New.
- Saint Luperius of VeronaBishop of Verona in Italy.
- Martyr MarcellusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
Saint Marinus of WilpartingSaint of Wilparting, who reposed in the 7th century, venerated in the Western Church.- Saint MechellA saint of Wales, venerated on the isle of Anglesey.
- Saint MochlaoineA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Venerable Mughain of Sliabh DionnA venerable saint of Sliabh Dionn, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint NearchusA saint remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
- Hieromartyr Nicholas ShcherbakovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Nikita AlmazovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable PaduinusA holy abbot in Gaul, who reposed around 703.
- Hieromartyr Peter KanardovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Quintion of SeleuciaA hierarch of Seleucia, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Samonas of EdessaMartyr of Edessa, who suffered under Diocletian together with Gurias and Abibus.
- Holy Martyrs Secundus and OrentiusMartyrs of Antioch from the early times, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Holy Martyrs Secundus, Fidentian and VaricusThree martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
- Martyr Valeriana of HippoMartyr of Hippo in Africa, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Right-Believing TheodoraWife of Emperor Justinian and empress from 527 to 548, one of her husband's chief advisers.
Venerable Herman of AlaskaRussian monk and missionary to Alaska, the first canonized saint of North America, who died in 1837.
Confessor Felix of NolaPriest of Nola near Naples who gave his goods to the poor and was tortured in the persecution of Decius..jpg)
Venerable Martyr Gennady RebezaAbbot of Bizyukov Monastery in the Kherson diocese, confessor of Metropolitan Anatoly of Odesa; died a martyr in 1937.- Venerable Cornelius of PadanSixteenth-century disciple of Alexander of Svir, founder of the St Nicholas Verkhopadan Hermitage.
- Venerable Martyr Arnulf of NovalesaA monk of Novalesa in Piedmont, slain by the Saracens around 840.
Saint MaloA holy man from Wales who became Bishop of Aleth in Brittany, and reposed around 621.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Paisius, Thomas, Desiderius, Philip, Demetrius, Elpidius, Eugene, Gregory, Gurias, Justin, Marcellus, Marinus, Nicholas, Nikita, Peter, Herman, Felix, Gennady, Cornelius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Theodora. 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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