Baptismal names for children born on October 4
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
VladimirRight-Believing Vladimir of NovgorodHierotheosHieromartyr Hierotheos the ThesmothetePaulHieromartyr Paul of AlexandriaLukeSaint Luke ZhidiataStefanRight-Believing Stefan ŠtiljanovićGuriasSaint Gurias of KazanArcadiusSaint Arcadius of NovgorodGaiusHieromartyr Gaius of AlexandriaHelladiusVenerable Helladius of KievJohnSaint John of NovgorodGabrielVenerable Gabriel of SedmiezerkaAlexanderMartyr Alexander VerizhskyAndrewHieromartyr Andrew BraginBarsanuphiusSaint Barsanuphius of TverBasilVenerable Martyr Basil TsvetkovConstantineHieromartyr Constantine SergeevDanielHieromartyr Daniel DymovEusebiusMartyr EusebiusJacobHieromartyr Jacob BobyrevJonahSaint Jonah of NovgorodJuliusSaint Julius of AfricaLeonidHieromartyr Leonid SkvortsovMichaelHieromartyr Michael TverdovskyNectariusVenerable Nectarius of KazanNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas VereshchaginPeterHieromartyr Peter of CapitoliasPetroniusSaint Petronius of BolognaTheodoreVenerable Theodore of TamasosTikhonHieromartyr Tikhon of ArkhangelskVasilyHieromartyr Vasily AgatitskyEdwinRight-Believing Edwin of NorthumbriaHermanSaint Herman of KazanOnesimusVenerable Onesimus the Recluse of Kyiv
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, October 11
PhilipApostle Philip the DeaconBrunoSaint Bruno the GreatPhilotheusSaint Philotheus KokkinosTheophanesSaint Theophanes the Myrrh-gusherJohnSaint JohnAlexanderHieromartyr Alexander GrivskyAndronicusMartyr AndronicusEliasSaint EliasEmilianVenerable EmilianGermanosVenerable Germanos MaroulisGermanusHieromartyr Germanus of BesançonJonahSaint Jonah of PergamosPhilaretHieromartyr Philaret VelikanovSabbasVenerable Sabbas of VatopaidiAtticusSaint Atticus of ConstantinopleAmbroseVenerable Ambrose of OptinaArseniusSaint Arsenius AutorianusMosesVenerable Moses of OptinaNectariusVenerable Nectarius of OptinaNikonConfessor Nikon of OptinaAnatolyVenerable Anatoly of OptinaJosephVenerable Joseph of OptinaMacariusVenerable Macarius of OptinaIsaacVenerable Isaac of OptinaSusannaMartyr Susanna of ToulZenaidaMartyr Zenaida of TarsusJulianaVenerable Juliana of PavillyVictorinaSaint Victorina
All the saints of October 4
Right-Believing Vladimir of NovgorodEldest son of Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death in 1052._3876_-_Copy.jpg)
Venerable Ammon of NitriaEgyptian ascetic of the fourth century, founder of one of the most celebrated monastic communities in Egypt.
Hieromartyr Hierotheos the ThesmotheteMember of the Areopagus and reputed first bishop of Athens, a disciple of the Apostle Paul by tradition.
Confessor Dumitru StăniloaeGreat Romanian theologian, author of the Dogmatics and translator of the Philokalia, imprisoned under the communist regime..jpg)
Venerable Paul the SimpleEgyptian hermit and disciple of Anthony the Great, held up as an example of spiritual simplicity.- Saint Luke ZhidiataSecond bishop of Novgorod, from about 1035 to 1059, successor of Ephraim.
Right-Believing Stefan ŠtiljanovićLast prominent Serbian nobleman of the Ottoman period, by folk tradition the last Despot of Serbia; died in 1543..jpg)
Saint Gurias of KazanFirst archbishop of Kazan and Sviyazhsk from 1555, born at Radonezh and died in 1563.
Saint Arcadius of NovgorodBishop of Novgorod, who died in 1165, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Novgorod.
Hieromartyr Eudemus I of GeorgiaCatholicos-Patriarch of Georgia from 1632 to 1642, who died after involvement in an uprising.
Apostle Gaius of CorinthChristian of Corinth, baptized by the Apostle Paul and mentioned in the First Epistle to the Corinthians.
Venerable Helladius of KievMonk and recluse of Kiev in the 13th century, commemorated at the Caves on the Saturday after September 14.
Venerable John LampadistisVenerable honored in Cyprus, whose name is borne by the Lampadistis monastery at Kalopanagiotis.- Holy Martyrs Bernice, Prosdoce and DomninaA mother and her two daughters, martyrs for Christ, venerated in the Orthodox Church; they died around the year 310.
Right-Believing Jelena ŠtiljanovićSerbian princess also called Elisabeth, who died in 1546, venerated as a saint.- Hieromartyr Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius and ChaeremonDisciples of Saint Dionysius of Alexandria in the second half of the 3rd century; Faustus, Eusebius and Chaeremon were deacons.
Venerable Ammon the RecluseA recluse and wanderer for Christ in the Kiev Caves Lavra.- Venerable Gabriel of SedmiezerkaSchema-archimandrite born in 1844 in the Perm region, who lived at the Sedmiezerka Hermitage and died in Kazan in 1915.
- Martyr Adauctus of EphesusA martyr of Ephesus, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Alexander VerizhskyA Russian martyr, killed for his faith in Christ in 1918.
- Hieromartyr Andrew BraginA hieromartyr of the Russian Church who died for the faith in 1918.
- Venerable AnnaA venerable woman of princely birth, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Venerable Aurea of ParisAbbess of Saint Martial's in Paris, reposed around 666.- Confessor Barsanuphius YurchenkoA confessor of Kherson, born in 1880 and reposed in 1954.
Right-Believing Basil of NovgorodFaithful prince of Novgorod, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.- Venerable Martyr Basil TsvetkovMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Callisthene of EphesusA woman martyr of Ephesus, who suffered for Christ.
- Hieromartyr Chaeremon of AlexandriaA cleric of Alexandria, who died a martyr for Christ.
- Confessor Chionia of ArkhangelskA woman confessor of the faith from Arkhangelsk, who died in 1945.
- Hieromartyr Constantine DalmatovA Russian hieromartyr, killed in 1918 at the beginning of the Soviet persecution.
- Hieromartyr Constantine SergeevA Russian hieromartyr who died for the faith in 1918.
- Hieromartyr Daniel DymovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, killed for the faith in 1918.
- Martyr Domnina of EdessaA martyr of Edessa, put to death for her faith in Christ.
Saint Ephraim of KazanBishop of Kazan and Sviyazhsk, honored as a saint in the Russian Church.- Hieromartyr Eusebius of LaodiceaA cleric of the Church of Laodicea who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Hieromartyr Faustus of AlexandriaA deacon of Alexandria who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Saint FionanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint FionogA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Saint FlonanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Hieromartyr Gaius of AlexandriaA cleric of Alexandria, who died a martyr for Christ.
- Venerable GwbertA Welsh saint honored at Gwbert-on-Sea, of the 8th century.
- Hieromartyr Jacob BobyrevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
- Venerable Jonah of KazanA venerable father of Kazan, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Julius of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 4 October; few details survive.
- Hieromartyr Leonid PolikarpovA Russian priest and hieromartyr who suffered for Christ in 1918.
- Hieromartyr Leonid SkvortsovA Russian priest, killed for the faith in 1918.
Saint MarsusA venerable ascetic, honored at Rome, remembered in the calendars of the Church.- Hieromartyr Michael MansurovA Russian hieromartyr, killed for his faith in Christ in 1918.
- Hieromartyr Michael TverdovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint ModhgraidhA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Venerable Nectarius of KazanVenerable monk of Kazan, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr Nicholas PriklonskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Orthodox Church, killed in 1918.
- Hieromartyr Nicholas VereshchaginCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
- Saint PaulBishop of Gortyna in Crete; venerated locally.
- Hieromartyr Paul MikhaylovA Russian priest and hieromartyr, killed for the faith in 1919.
- Hieromartyr Paul of AlexandriaCleric of Alexandria, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Peter of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria, martyred in 311 under Maximinus Daia.
Saint Petronius of BolognaBishop of Bologna in Italy, reposed around 450.- Martyr Prosdoce
- Martyr Proskudia of EdessaChristian woman of Edessa, martyred for the faith of Christ in 304.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Vladimir, Hierotheos, Paul, Luke, Stefan, Gurias, Arcadius, Gaius, Helladius, John, Gabriel, Alexander, Andrew, Barsanuphius, Basil, Constantine, Daniel, Eusebius, Jacob, Jonah, Julius, Leonid, Michael, Nectarius, Nicholas, Peter, Petronius, Theodore, Tikhon, Vasily, Edwin, Herman, Onesimus. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Jelena, Anna, Aurea, Chionia, Domnina, Damaris. 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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