A baptismal name for a boy
Emilian
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Emilian
Hieromartyr Emilian of CagliariMay 28Bishop of Cagliari in Sardinia, according to tradition put to death in the time of Nero.
Venerable Emilian of CogollaNovember 12A Spanish hermit of Cogolla, who died around 574, venerated throughout Spain.- Venerable EmilianOctober 11A hermit honored near Rennes in Brittany.
- Hieromartyr Emilian GoncharovOctober 23A Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Emilian of ItalyMarch 7A venerable monk of Italy, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Hieromartyr Emilian KireevDecember 13A Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Confessor Emilian the ConfessorJanuary 8Bishop of Cyzicus, a confessor of the veneration of icons in the time of iconoclasm.
- Hieromartyr Emilian PanasevichNovember 20A Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
- Saint Emilian of RomeMarch 7
- Saint Emilian of IrelandNovember 6An Irish holy monastic, honored at Faenza in Italy.
- Confessor Emilian of CyzicusAugust 8
- Venerable Emilian of LagnyMarch 10An Irish abbot of Lagny, reposed around 675.
Questions
The name day of Emilian is May 28, the feast of Hieromartyr Emilian of Cagliari. It is also kept on November 12, October 11, October 23, March 7, December 13, January 8, November 20, November 6.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Emilian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Emilian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Emilian of Cagliari as patron.