A baptismal name for a boy
Eleazar
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Eleazar
Saint EleazarSecond high priest of Israel, son of Aaron and nephew of Moses, who succeeded his father in the priesthood.
Venerable Eleazar of AnzerJanuary 13Monk of Solovki, founder of the Holy Trinity skete on Anzer Island, who died in 1656.- Martyr Eleazar of JerusalemAugust 1A martyr of Jerusalem, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Eleazar the MaccabeeAugust 1An elderly teacher of the Law, put to death under Antiochus Epiphanes for refusing to break the Law.
- Venerable Eleazar of OlonetsA venerable monk of the Olonets region, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Hieromartyr Eleazar SpiridonovNovember 23A Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Eleazar of MuromJune 4A venerable monk of the Murom monastery on the shore of Lake Onega.
Questions
The name day of Eleazar is January 13, the feast of Saint Eleazar. It is also kept on August 1, November 23, June 4.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Eleazar, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Eleazar is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Eleazar as patron.