A baptismal name for a boy
Desiderius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Desiderius
Hieromartyr Desiderius of LangresMay 23Third bishop of Langres in France, honored as a hieromartyr; remembered on 23 May.- Saint Desiderius of CahorsNovember 15Merovingian royal official who succeeded his brother Rusticus as bishop of Cahors, died in 655.
- Martyr DesideriusSeptember 7A lector, martyred at Pozzuoli in 305, companion of Saint Januarius of Benevento.
- Venerable DesideriusMarch 26Monk, venerated in the Western Church.
- Venerable DesideriusOctober 19A monk of the monastery of Saint Sigiranus in Gaul, who reposed around 705.
- Martyr Desiderius of PozzuoliApril 21A martyr of Pozzuoli, put to death for his faith in Christ.
Saint Desiderius of BesançonJuly 27Bishop of Besançon, venerated in the Western Church.- Saint Desiderius RhodonensisBishop, venerated in the Western Church.
- Saint Desiderius of ClermontSaint of Clermont, venerated in the Western Church.
Hieromartyr Desiderius of VienneFebruary 11Bishop of Vienne in Gaul, who died a martyr in 608.- Saint Desiderius of AuxerreOctober 27Bishop of Auxerre in Gaul, who reposed around 625.
- Venerable Desiderius of FontenelleDecember 18A monk of the monastery of Fontenelle in Normandy, of around 700.
Questions
The name day of Desiderius is May 23, the feast of Hieromartyr Desiderius of Langres. It is also kept on November 15, September 7, March 26, October 19, April 21, July 27, February 11, October 27.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Desiderius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Desiderius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Desiderius of Langres as patron.