A baptismal name for a boy
Dionysios
11 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Dionysios
Saint Dionysios of ZakynthosAugust 24Archbishop of Aegina in the sixteenth century, born on Zakynthos, whose patron he is; died in 1622.- Hieromartyr DionysiosApril 10Metropolitan of Ephesus, hanged in Constantinople in 1821 with Patriarch Gregory V; canonized in 2021.
- Venerable Dionysios of ColciuMay 11Romanian hieroschemamonk of Mount Athos, a great spiritual father of the 20th century; canonized in 2025 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
- Venerable Dionysios of Prodromou MonasteryJune 25Venerable monk who struggled at Prodromou Monastery.
- Venerable Dionysios the RhetoricianJuly 9
- Venerable Dionysios of SiatistaFebruary 19A venerable monk from Siatista who struggled in St Demetrius Skete of Vatopedi, reposed in 1794; venerated locally (Vatopedi Monastery).
- Venerable Dionysios of StavrovouniAn elder linked with Mount Athos of Stavrovouni Monastery (Cyprus), who reposed in 1902; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Dionysios of Little St Anne'sAn Athonite elder of Little St Anne Skete, who reposed in 1998; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Dionysios of St Anne's SketeAn Athonite elder of St Anne Skete, who reposed in 1948; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Dionysios of DionysiouA monk of Dionysiou from 1961, called its hidden pearl, who reposed in 2018; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Saint Dionysios the MercifulMarch 28A saint called the Merciful, who reposed in 1510.
Questions
The name day of Dionysios is August 24, the feast of Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos. It is also kept on April 10, May 11, June 25, July 9, February 19, March 28.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 11 saints named Dionysios, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Dionysios is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos as patron.