A baptismal name for a boy
Diodorus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Diodorus
Saint Diodorus of TarsusBishop and theologian, defender of the faith of Nicaea, with a key role at the Council of Constantinople; died around 390.- Venerable Diodorus of YuryegorskNovember 20Born Diomid in Turchasovo, founder of the Demyan Hermitage near Olonets, who died in 1633.
- Martyr DiodorusApril 5
- Martyr DiodorusMay 3
- Martyr Diodorus of AphrodisiasApril 29A martyr of Aphrodisias in Caria, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Diodorus of RomeJuly 6A martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Diodorus of CorinthJanuary 31A martyr of Corinth, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Diodorus of LaodiceaSeptember 11A martyr of Laodicea in Syria, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Diodorus of PergeFebruary 3A martyr of Perge in Pamphylia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Diodorus of RomeMarch 19A priest of Rome who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Venerable Diodorus of George HillNovember 27Venerable monk who struggled on George Hill.
- Saint Diodorus of EmesaJune 13A saint from Emesa, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Questions
The name day of Diodorus is November 20, the feast of Saint Diodorus of Tarsus. It is also kept on April 5, May 3, April 29, July 6, January 31, September 11, February 3, March 19.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Diodorus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Diodorus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Diodorus of Tarsus as patron.