Baptismal names for children born on September 2
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
AntoninusMartyr Antoninus of PamiersJustusSaint Justus of LyonElpidiusSaint Elpidius of LyonBarsanuphiusHieromartyr Barsanuphius LebedevVladimirHieromartyr Vladimir MorinskyDamasceneHieromartyr Damascene TsedrikJohnSaint John the FasterAnatolyMartyr Anatoly BarashkovAntoniusSaint Antonius of AgenCallistusMartyr Callistus of NicaeaCosmasConfessor Cosmas the HermitDiomedesMartyr DiomedesEuthymiusHieromartyr Euthymius GoryachevEutychiusMartyr EutychiusHesychiusMartyr HesychiusJulianMartyr JulianLeonidMartyr LeonidMenalapMartyr Menalap of NicomediaMichaelMartyr Michael TrubnikovNicholasMartyr Nicholas BurlakovPaulMartyr Paul ElkinPeterHieromartyr Peter NovoselskyPhilipMartyr Philip MaryshevStephenHieromartyr Stephen YaroshevichVictorHieromartyr Victor BasovZenoHoly Martyrs Zeno and his sons Concordius and TheodorePhinehasProphet PhinehasTheodosiusVenerable Theodosius of TotmaHilarionHieromartyr Hilarion TroitskyValentineSaint Valentine of Genoa
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, September 9
JoachimVenerable Joachim of OpochkaJosephHieromartyr Joseph ArkharovPhilaretVenerable Philaret of GlinskBasilMartyr Basil ShikalovZenobiusSaint Zenobius MazhugaZachariasHieromartyr Zacharias LobovNikitaFool-for-Christ Nikita of ConstantinopleAlexanderHieromartyr Alexander VinogradovAlexisHieromartyr Alexis UspenskyCharitonMartyr CharitonDemetriusHieromartyr Demetrius TroitskyDositheusVenerable Dositheus Kolchenkov of GlinskEuthymiusVenerable Euthymius Lyubimchenko of GlinskGregoryHieromartyr Gregory GaryaevHeliodorusVenerable Heliodorus of GlinskLukeVenerable Luke of GlinskMacariusVenerable Macarius SharovMartyriusVenerable Martyrius KirichenkoSeraphimVenerable Seraphim Romantsov of GlinskSergiusHieromartyr Sergius UklonskySeverianMartyr Severian of SebasteTheodotusVenerable Theodotus Levchenko of GlinskTheophanesVenerable Theophanes the ConfessorTheodosiusSaint Theodosius of ChernigovJohnRighteous John of KormyanyCyriacusVenerable Cyriacus of TazlauRufusSaint RufusValentinianSaint Valentinian of ChurAnnaRighteous Anna
All the saints of September 2
Martyr Mammes of CaesareaYoung martyr of the third century, martyred at Caesarea, son of Sts. Theodotus and Rufina.
Venerable NonnosusPrior of the monastery of San Silvestro on Monte Soratte near Rome, a contemporary of Saint Benedict.
Saint Agricola of AvignonBishop of Avignon, by tradition the son of Saint Magnus, also a bishop of the city.
Martyr Antoninus of PamiersEarly Christian missionary and martyr called the Apostle of the Rouergue; the dating of his life is uncertain.
Saint Justus of LyonThirteenth bishop of Lyon, later a hermit in Egypt; remembered on 2 September.
Venerable Elpidius the CappadocianAbbot of Asia Minor who lived twenty-five years in a cave in Cappadocia in the 4th century.%2C_1917_%D0%B3.jpg)
Hieromartyr Barsanuphius LebedevBishop of Kirillov, vicar of Novgorod, killed in 1918 near Kirillov.- Martyr Maxima of RomeSlave and friend of Saint Ansanus of Siena, beaten to death in the persecution of Diocletian about 304.
Hieromartyr Vladimir MorinskyPriest born at Saint Petersburg in 1883, orphaned early, who died a martyr in Kazakhstan in 1937.
Hieromartyr Damascene TsedrikBishop of Glukhov, vicar of the Chernigov diocese, who died a martyr in the Karlag camp in 1937; glorified in 2000..jpg)
Hieromartyr German RyashentsevBishop of Vyazniki and vicar of the Vladimir diocese, brother of Archbishop Varlaam, who died in 1937.- Venerable Hieu of TadcasterAbbess of the monastery at Tadcaster in Northumbria, tonsured by St Aidan; she died in 657.
- Hieromartyr John MelnichenkoPriest born in 1889 in the Vinnytsia region, who died in September 1937 in Kazakhstan; canonized in 2000.
- Saint Elpidius of LyonBishop of Lyon in the fifth century, who died in 422.
- Martyr Anatoly BarashkovA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Saint Antonius of AgenSaint of Agen, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
- Martyr Callistus of NicaeaMartyr of Nicaea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
- Saint Colum son of BlaanAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Confessor Cosmas the HermitA hermit of Crete, honored as a confessor of the faith.
- Martyr DiomedesA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Electran I of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Saint ElectranneA saint of the West, honored by the undivided Church.
- Saint EnanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint Euplus of SicilyA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 2 September; few details survive.
- Hieromartyr Euthymius GoryachevA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
- Martyr EutychiusA martyr honored in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Saint Febediole I of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Venerable Geinten of Tir GuaireA venerable saint of Tir Guaire, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr HesychiusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Honoré of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Saint Jean d'AlbeA bishop honored as a saint in the West, of whom little is known.
- Hieromartyr John SmolichevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr JulianA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Just of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Saint JuventinusA bishop of Tadino, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Martyr LeonidA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint LolanusA bishop honored in Scotland, commemorated in the Western calendars.
- Saint MaineA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint Maximin of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Martyr MelanippusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Menalap of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Michael TrubnikovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Moderan IA bishop of Rennes, who died around 388, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Martyr Nicholas BurlakovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Octavian of VolterraSaint of Volterra, venerated in the Western Church.
- Fool-for-Christ Onuphrius of RomanovFool for Christ from Romanov in the Yaroslavl region, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr ParfagapaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Paul ElkinChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Peter NovoselskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
- Martyr PhiladelphusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr PhilipA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Philip MaryshevA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Saint Placide of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Saint Rambert of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Saint Riotisme of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Martyr Rufina of Caesarea in CappadociaChristian woman of Caesarea in Cappadocia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Seanan of Laithrech BriuinA saint of Laithrech Briuin, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Venerable Martyr Seraphima SulimovaNun of Ferapontovo and Leushino, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Servius of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, honored as a saint; little is known of him.
- Hieromartyr Stephen ErmolinCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Antoninus, Justus, Elpidius, Barsanuphius, Vladimir, Damascene, John, Anatoly, Antonius, Callistus, Cosmas, Diomedes, Euthymius, Eutychius, Hesychius, Julian, Leonid, Menalap, Michael, Nicholas, Paul, Peter, Philip, Stephen, Victor, Zeno, Phinehas, Theodosius, Hilarion, Valentine. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Maxima, Seraphima, Theodota. 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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