A baptismal name for a boy
Donatus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Donatus
Saint Donatus of ArezzoAugust 7Bishop of Arezzo in Italy, confessor of the faith and patron of the city; his life survives in a passion account.
Martyr Donatus of MünstereifelJune 30Early martyr whose relics from a Roman catacomb are venerated in the Rhine region.
Saint Donatus of ZadarFebruary 25Bishop of Zadar and diplomat of the Dalmatian city-state, at the turn of the 8th and 9th centuries.
Saint Donatus of EuroeaApril 30Bishop of Epirus Vetus, honored in Albania and Greece, born at Euroea, who died around 387.- Saint Donatus of BesançonAugust 7Bishop of Besançon, founder of the Palatium monastery and author of a rule for nuns.
Saint Donatus of ImolaAugust 7Born at Forum Cornelii, a disciple of Saint Cornelius of Imola, later archdeacon of Imola.- Martyr DonatusFebruary 17A martyr of the time of the great persecution, who suffered around 304.
- Martyr DonatusApril 23A martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion who died for the faith.
- Martyr DonatusApril 7A martyr commemorated with Epiphanius, Rufinus and those who suffered with them.
- Hieromartyr Donatus of LibyaJuly 4A cleric of the Church of Libya who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Donatus the DeaconAugust 21
- Martyr Donatus of ButrintApril 23A martyr of Butrint on the Albanian coast, who suffered around 250.
Questions
The name day of Donatus is August 7, the feast of Saint Donatus of Arezzo. It is also kept on June 30, February 25, April 30, February 17, April 23, April 7, July 4, August 21.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Donatus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Donatus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Donatus of Arezzo as patron.