Baptismal names for children born on September 5
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
ZechariahProphet ZechariahAthanasiusVenerable Martyr Athanasius of Brest-LitovskVladimirHieromartyr Vladimir PetrekEuthymiusMartyr Euthymius KochevMaximusMartyr Maximus of AntiochQuintusMartyr Quintus of CapuaTheodoreMartyr Theodore of ConstantinopleVictorinusSaint Victorinus of ComoPhilipApostle Philip the DeaconGlebPassion-Bearer Gleb of MuromAlexanderConfessor Alexander Urodov
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, September 12
GeorgeSaint George of ChkondidiAthanasiusVenerable Athanasius the Younger of VysotskGregoryHieromartyr Gregory of KydoniesAmbrosiosHieromartyr Ambrosios of MoschonisiaDositheusHieromartyr Dositheus of TbilisiDanielSaint Daniel of ThassosSerapionHieromartyr Serapion of CataniaVassianVenerable Vassian of TiksnaTheodoreHieromartyr Theodore LebedevAlexisFool-for-Christ Alexis Voroshin of YelnatAndronicusVenerable Andronicus of AtroaJohnHieromartyr John PrudentovJulianHieromartyr Julian of GalatiaLeontiusMartyr LeontiusMagnusSaint Magnus of SicilyNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas ZhitovTheodulusMartyr Theodulus of PhrygiaJustinVenerable Justin PopovićProkopiosHieromartyr Prokopios of IconiumSimeonRighteous Simeon of VerkhoturyeEuthymiosHieromartyr Euthymios of ZelaAemilianusSaint Aemilianus
All the saints of September 5
Prophet ZechariahPriest in Jerusalem, husband of Elizabeth and father of the Forerunner John the Baptist..jpg)
Righteous ElizabethWife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist, a relative of the Virgin Mary.
Venerable Martyr Athanasius of Brest-LitovskOrthodox monk killed by Catholics in 1648 for his opposition to the Union of Brest..jpg)
Martyr Rhais of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria who, according to one account, was the daughter of a Christian priest named Peter..gif)
Hieromartyr Vaclav ČiklPriest of Prague, executed in 1942 during the German occupation..gif)
Hieromartyr Vladimir PetrekOrthodox priest of Prague, executed in 1942 during the German occupation.- Saint AbdasA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
- Martyr Abdias of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Acontius of PortusA martyr honored at Portus, of whom little is known.
- Saint Alvitus of LeónBishop of León in Spain, who reposed in 1063 at Seville.
Venerable BertinAbbot of Sithiu at Saint-Omer, reposed around 709.- Saint DubhscuileA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint Eighty PriestsA group of eighty priests, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Eolang of Achadh Bo CainnighA saint of Achadh Bo Cainnigh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr Euthymius KochevA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Saint FaithlennA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint Genebald of LaonThe first Bishop of Laon in Gaul, reposed around 555.
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New Martyr Helena MühlmanováAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.- Martyr HerculanusA martyr slain for Christ at Rome around 180.
- Martyr HerculanusA martyr at Portus, killed around 180, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Venerable IndeachtA monastic saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Venerable Ioanichie MoroiA protosyncellus, abbot of Sihăstria Monastery, who reposed in 1944; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- New Martyr Jan CharbulaAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.
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New Martyr Jan SonnevendAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.- Martyr Juventinus of AntiochMartyr of Antioch, who suffered for Christ.
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New Martyr Karel LoudaAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.
New Martyr Ludmila RyšaváAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.- Saint MarchellA holy woman of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
New Martyr Marie ČiklováAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation..jpg)
New Martyr Marie GruzínováAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.- Martyr Maximus of AntiochMartyr of Antioch, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Medimnus of ConstantinopleMartyr of Constantinople and Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr MenedemusA martyr at Nicomedia, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Holy New Martyrs New Martyrs of the Czech and Slovak ChurchBishop Gorazd and the Czech Orthodox clergy slain by the Nazis in 1942.
- Martyr Nonnus of PortusA martyr honored at Portus, of whom little is known.
- Hieromartyr NuphiusA presbyter and martyr of Alexandria whose name survives only uncertainly in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Saint ObduliaA virgin honored at Toledo in Hispania.
- Saint OlannSaint honored in the Irish tradition; the sources preserve few details about him.
- Holy Martyrs QuintiusA martyr of Italy, commemorated in the Western calendars.
- Martyr Quintus of CapuaSaint honored at Capua in Italy; the sources preserve few details about him.
Saint RufinianA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.- Martyr SarbelusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr TathuilA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr TaurinusA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Theodore of ConstantinopleA martyr of Constantinople, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Urban of ConstantinopleChristian of Constantinople, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Holy Martyrs Urban, Theodore, Medimnus and CompanionsEighty martyrs of Nicomedia, put to death for their faith in Christ.
New Martyr Václav OrnestAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.- Saint Victorinus of ComoBishop of Como in northern Italy, reposed around 644.
- Martyr ViveyaA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; few details of her life survive.
- New Martyr Vladimír OrtAn Orthodox believer of the Czech lands, killed in 1942 during the German occupation.
Apostle Philip the DeaconOne of the seven deacons chosen at Jerusalem, an evangelist who baptized the Ethiopian eunuch.
Holy Passion-Bearers Boris and GlebSons of Grand Prince Vladimir, killed by their brother Sviatopolk, the first saints canonized in Rus..jpg)
Passion-Bearer Gleb of MuromSon of Prince Vladimir, prince of Murom, killed in 1015 and canonized together with his brother Boris.
Martyr Juventinus and MaximinusBodyguards of Emperor Julian the Apostate, martyred for the faith at Antioch about 361-363.- Confessor Alexander UrodovA confessor of the faith in Russia, who died in 1961.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Zechariah, Athanasius, Vladimir, Euthymius, Maximus, Quintus, Theodore, Victorinus, Philip, Gleb, Alexander. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Elizabeth, Helena, Ludmila, Marie, Viveya. 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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