Baptismal names for children born on September 21
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
JonahVenerable Jonah the SabaiteDemetriusSaint Demetrius of RostovPlatoHieromartyr Plato AivazidisBasilHieromartyr Basil NosovJeromeVenerable Jerome of the CavesDanielVenerable Daniel of ShuzhgoraAcaciusSaint Acacius of SitiaAlexanderHieromartyr Alexander I of RomeAlexisHieromartyr Alexis StabnikovAndrewHieromartyr Andrew of EphesusArsenySaint Arseny of WinnipegConstantineHieromartyr Constantine ShirokinskyEusebiusMartyr Eusebius of PhoeniciaHypatiusHieromartyr Hypatius of EphesusIsaacSaint Isaac of CyprusJohnHieromartyr John NikolskyMeletiusSaint Meletius of CyprusNestorMartyr NestorPeterHieromartyr Peter SakharovskyPriscusMartyr Priscus of Caesarea in PalestineVladimirMartyr Vladimir PravdolyubovZenoMartyr Zeno of GazaJosephVenerable Joseph of ZaonikievoNicodemusSaint Nicodemus MilašSergiusConfessor Sergius Pravdolyubov
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, September 28
WenceslausPassion-Bearer Wenceslaus of BohemiaHilarionVenerable Martyr Hilarion GromovCharitonVenerable Chariton of SyanzhemaNicholasVenerable Nicholas SvyatoshaAbrahamVenerable Abraham the LaboriousAthanasiusVenerable Athanasius the RecluseDamianVenerable Damian the HealerJeremiahVenerable Jeremiah of the Kiev CavesTheoctistusSaint Theoctistus of ChernihivOnesimusVenerable Onesimus the Recluse of KyivPimenVenerable Pimen the Much-AilingTheophanesVenerable Theophanes the FasterSylvesterVenerable Sylvester of KyivZosimasVenerable Zosimas of OrenburgAaronSaint Aaron of AuxerreAlexanderMartyr Alexander the BlacksmithAuxentiusVenerable AuxentiusBaruchProphet BaruchCallinicusSaint CallinicusEustathiusVenerable Eustathius of PecherskHeliodorusMartyr Heliodorus of MaromiliaMeletiusVenerable MeletiusNicodemusVenerable Nicodemus of the Kiev CavesNikonVenerable Nikon of the Kiev CavesPaulVenerable Paul the ObedientPeterVenerable PeterPhilaretVenerable PhilaretSerafimVenerable Martyr Serafim of MedljaniSerapionVenerable SerapionSpyridonVenerable Spyridon the Prosphora-bakerZosimusMartyr Zosimus of CalydonIsaacVenerable Isaac of the Kiev CavesNeophytosVenerable Neophytos the RecluseAgapetusVenerable Agapetus of the Kyiv CavesAlypiusVenerable Alypius of the CavesBarlaamVenerable Barlaam of the Kyiv CavesMosesVenerable Moses the HungarianDionysiusSaint Dionysius of SuzdalEustratiusVenerable Martyr Eustratius the FasterProchorusVenerable Prochorus of the Kiev CavesLawrenceSaint Lawrence of TurovErasmusVenerable Erasmus of the Kiev CavesGregoryVenerable Gregory the IconographerHelladiusVenerable Helladius of KievJohnVenerable John the Faster of the Kiev CavesSimonSaint Simon of VladimirAnastasiusVenerable Martyr Anastasius of the Kiev CavesAnatoliusVenerable Anatolius the RecluseElijahVenerable Elijah of MuromIsaiahVenerable Isaiah of the Kiev CavesTitusVenerable Titus of the Kiev CavesSavaVenerable Sava of the CavesLukeVenerable Luke of the CavesMacariusVenerable Macarius the FasterNectariusVenerable Nectarius the ObedientOnesiphorusVenerable Onesiphorus the ConfessorAlexisVenerable Alexis the RecluseAnnaMartyr Anna LykoshinaTatianaVenerable Martyr Tatiana Chekmazova
All the saints of September 21
Prophet JonahProphet sent by God to Nineveh, three days in the belly of the great fish, a type of Christ's Resurrection.
Apostle Quadratus of AthensOne of the Seventy Apostles and an early apologist who presented a defense of the faith to Emperor Hadrian.
Saint Demetrius of RostovMetropolitan of Rostov, preacher and spiritual writer, author of the Lives of the Saints, who died in 1709.
Saint Castor of AptBishop of Apt in Gaul, perhaps the fourth, who died around 423.
Hieromartyr Plato AivazidisGreek archimandrite and theologian born on Patmos, who died a martyr at Amasya in 1921; canonized by the Church of Greece.
Martyr Basil KondratyevBorn in 1887 in Moscow province, who died a martyr in 1937; canonized in 2000.
Venerable Martyr Mavriky PoletaevArchimandrite born at Kronstadt in 1880, who died a martyr at Karaganda in 1937; canonized in 2000.- Venerable Jerome of the CavesRecluse monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra in the 12th century, honored among the venerable fathers of the Near Caves.
- Venerable Daniel of ShuzhgoraWonderworker of the sixteenth century, born in Moscow, founder of the Transfiguration Monastery of Shuzhgora.
- Saint Acacius of SitiaBishop of Sitia in Crete, commemorated with Saint Meletius.
- Saint Aedhan son of OissinAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Hieromartyr Alexander BelyakovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Hieromartyr Alexander FedoseevA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Hieromartyr Alexis StabnikovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Hieromartyr Andrew BenediktovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Hieromartyr Andrew of EphesusA cleric of the Church of Ephesus who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
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Saint Arseny of WinnipegMissionary bishop in Canada who reposed in 1945 at St Tikhon's Monastery; locally venerated in the Orthodox Church in America.- Hieromartyr Basil KrymkinCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1942, during the Soviet persecution.
- Hieromartyr Basil NosovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Bishops of CyprusThe holy hierarchs of Cyprus, commemorated together in the calendar of the Church of Cyprus.
- Martyr BusirisA martyr at Gaza under Julian the Apostate, with Nestor and the brothers Eusebius, Nestabus and Zeno.
- Hieromartyr Constantine ShirokinskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable EthelhunAn Anglo-Saxon monk at Rath Melsigi in Ireland, of the 7th century.
- Martyr Eusebius of GazaA martyr of Gaza, killed by a pagan mob in 362 under Julian the Apostate, together with his brothers.
- Martyr Eusebius of PhoeniciaA martyr of Phoenicia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr GerulfA young man of Flanders, unjustly slain around 746, honored as a martyr.
- Hieromartyr Hypatius of EphesusA cleric of Ephesus, who died a martyr for Christ.
- Saint Isaac of CyprusA hierarch of Cyprus, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr John BystrovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr John FlerovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr John LazarevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr John NikolskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Jonah the SabaiteA venerable of the Lavra of Saint Sabbas in the Judean desert in the 9th century.
Venerable Landelinus of EttenheimmünsterMonk of Ettenheimmünster, who reposed in the 7th century, venerated in the Western Church.
Saint MabynA woman saint of Cornwall, held to be one of the daughters of King Brychan.- Venerable Maura of TroyesA virgin of Troyes devoted to prayer and almsgiving, reposed around 850.
- Saint Meletius of CyprusA hierarch of Cyprus, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr NestabusA martyr of Gaza, killed by pagans with his brothers Eusebius and Zeno, under Julian the Apostate.
- Martyr Nestavus of GazaChristian of Gaza, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr NestorA saint commemorated with Busiris and Priscus.
- Martyr PamphilusA martyr honored at Rome.
- Hieromartyr Peter SakharovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Priscus of Caesarea in PalestineChristian of Caesarea in Palestine, martyred for the faith of Christ.
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Martyr Priscus of PhrygiaMartyr of Phrygia who suffered for Christ.- Saint Saran of LesanA saint of Lesan, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Holy Martyrs Six MartyrsA group of six martyrs, honored together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Hieromartyr Valens NikolskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Vassa of TyreChristian woman of Tyre, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Vladimir PravdolyubovA Russian martyr, killed for his faith in Christ in 1937.
- Martyr Zeno and NestorMartyrs commemorated together: Zeno with his brothers, and Nestor.
- Martyr Zeno of GazaMartyr of Gaza, remembered in the early martyrologies.
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Hieromartyr Alexander I of RomeBishop of Rome in the early second century, who according to tradition suffered martyrdom.- Venerable Joseph of ZaonikievoRussian monk born Hilarion Ambrosimov, founder of the Zaonikievo Hermitage, who died in 1612.
- Saint Nicodemus MilašSerbian bishop of Dalmatia and Istria, known above all as a great canonist of the Orthodox Church.
- Confessor Sergius PravdolyubovConfessor of Kasimov, who suffered for the faith of Christ and died in 1950, during the Soviet persecution.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Jonah, Demetrius, Plato, Basil, Jerome, Daniel, Acacius, Alexander, Alexis, Andrew, Arseny, Constantine, Eusebius, Hypatius, Isaac, John, Meletius, Nestor, Peter, Priscus, Vladimir, Zeno, Joseph, Nicodemus, Sergius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Maura. 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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