Baptismal names for children born on November 22
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
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 Wales
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, November 29
All the saints of November 22
Martyr CeciliaChristian maiden of Rome killed for her faith, honored as patron of music and musicians.
Passion-Bearer Michael of TverPrince of Tver and grand prince of Vladimir, killed at the Golden Horde at Sarai in 1318.
Right-Believing Yaropolk IziaslavichPrince of Turov and Volhynia from 1078 until his death in 1086, son of Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev.- Saint Callistus II XanthopoulosByzantine hesychast monk and spiritual writer, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1397.
Apostle ApphiaChristian woman of Colossae who died a martyr in Nero's persecutions.
Saint Pragmatius of AutunBishop of Autun in the 6th century, a friend of Avitus of Vienne, who took part in the councils of his time.
Hieromartyr Alexei BenemanskyArchpriest born into a priest's family in Tver province, who died a martyr in 1937; canonized in 2000.- Saint Benignus of MilanArchbishop of Milan from 465 to 472.
Righteous Michael the Soldier- Venerable Iakovos Tsalikis of EviaAbbot of the Monastery of Saint David the Elder on Euboea, born in 1920 and died in 1991, venerated as a saint.
- Martyr Procopius the ReaderReader of the church of Caesarea, he translated Scripture into Syriac, healed the possessed, and was beheaded by the governor.
- Martyr MenignusAn early Christian martyr, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable AbbasA venerable father commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable Agabbas of SyriaA venerable ascetic of Syria, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Martyr Agapion of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Agapius of CappadociaA martyr of Cappadocia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Hieromartyr Athanasius MilovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Martyr Avenir SinitsynA Russian monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Hieromartyr Basil BovaCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Boris KozlovA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Saint Chrétien of AuxerreA hierarch tied to the abbey of Saint-Germain in Auxerre, who reposed in 873.
- Saint Cletus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 November; few details survive.
- Martyr CyprinaA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable DeiniolenAbbot of Bangor in Wales, who reposed around 621.
- Venerable Martyr Eutychius DidenkoA Russian monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Saint Faustinian of CappadociaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 November; few details survive.
- Venerable Martyr Gerasim MochalovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
- Venerable Germanus of KosinitsaA holy monk, founder of the monastery of Eikosiphoinissa on Mount Pangaion near Drama.
- Saint HerbertA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
- Saint IarlughaA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
Venerable Ioanichie BalanArchimandrite of Sihăstria, compiler of the Romanian Paterikon, who reposed in 2007; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.- Hieromartyr Jacob SokolovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
- Hieromartyr John BaranovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr John SmirnovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Longinus of CappadociaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 November; few details survive.
- Venerable Martyr Mark MakhrovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr MaurusBorn of Christian parents in North Africa, martyred at Rome in the time of Numerian.
- Martyr Maximus of RomeAn eparch of Rome, who died a martyr for the Christian faith.
- Saint Medhbh of ArdachadhAn Irish saint honored at Ardachadh, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Saint Michael the SoldierA Georgian saint venerated by the Georgian Church.
- Venerable NeachtainA monastic saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Confessor Paraskeva MatieshinaConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Paul EvdokimovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Holy Apostles Philemon and ArchippusPhilemon, to whom the Apostle Paul addressed an epistle, and Archippus.
- Venerable Martyr Sabbas SuslovMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable SabinianA holy monk of Saint-Chaffre in Gaul, who reposed around 720.
- Martyr StephenA saint of Antioch from around the year 290.
- Martyr ThaddaeusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr ThalelaeusA physician and martyr of Cilicia, venerated as an unmercenary healer.
- Hieromartyr Theodore GusevA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
- Martyr Tiburtius of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable TigridiaA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
- Saint Ultan of Inis DaimhA saint of Inis Daimh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr ValerianA martyr at Forlì, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Valerian of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Vladimir Ryasensky@NH
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Equal-to-the-Apostles Clement of OhridDisciple of Cyril and Methodius and bishop of Ohrid, who spread Slavonic writing and worship.
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Apostle ArchippusChristian of Colossae, mentioned in the epistles to the Colossians and Philemon, honored as one of the Seventy.- Apostle PhilemonChristian of Colossae to whom the Apostle Paul addressed an epistle, killed for his faith according to tradition.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Michael, Callistus, Alexei, Iakovos, Procopius, Agapius, Athanasius, Basil, Boris, Eutychius, Gerasim, Germanus, Jacob, John, Longinus, Maximus, Paul, Sabbas, Stephen, Thaddaeus, Theodore, Valerian, Vladimir, Clement, Onesimus, Philemon, Elijah, Joasaph, Paulinus. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Cecilia, Paraskeva, Euphemia. 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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