A baptismal name for a boy
Elisha
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Elisha
Prophet ElishaJune 14Prophet of Israel, disciple and successor of Elijah, and a wonderworker.
Venerable Elisha of LavrishevOctober 23Founder and first abbot of Lavrishev monastery near Novogrudok in Belarus; canonized in 1514.- Venerable Elisha of RadonezhJuly 6A venerable monk of Radonezh, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Hieromartyr Elisha ShtolderAugust 7A Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
Questions
The name day of Elisha is June 14, the feast of Prophet Elisha. It is also kept on October 23, July 6, August 7.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Elisha, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Elisha is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Prophet Elisha as patron.