A baptismal name for a boy
Demetrian
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Demetrian
- Saint DemetrianJanuary 27A hierarch of Tamassos in Cyprus, honored as a wonderworker.
- Martyr DemetrianJune 23A deacon and martyr associated with Cyprus, from the time of the undivided Church.
- Hieromartyr DemetrianNovember 10A bishop of Antioch who suffered for Christ as a hieromartyr in 253.
- Saint DemetrianOctober 12One of the venerable ascetics of Cyprus, commemorated with Saint Epictetus.
- Saint DemetrianNovember 6A saint, who died around 260, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Hieromartyr Demetrian of SalamisJune 20A deacon of Salamis in Cyprus who died a martyr together with the priest Aristocles.
- Martyr Demetrian of ScepsisSeptember 11A martyr of Scepsis on the Hellespont, put to death for his faith in Christ.
Questions
The name day of Demetrian is January 27, the feast of Saint Demetrian. It is also kept on June 23, November 10, October 12, November 6, June 20, September 11.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Demetrian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Demetrian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Demetrian as patron.