A baptismal name for a girl· A rare, distinctive name
Eupraxia
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Eupraxia
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Venerable Eupraxia of ConstantinopleJuly 25Nun of Constantinople, venerated after her death for her piety and example of charity; died in 410.
Right-Believing Eupraxia of RyazanWife of Prince Fyodor Yurievich of Ryazan, who died in 1237; she is venerated as a local saint in the Russian Church.- Venerable EupraxiaA venerable woman commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church for her ascetic life.
- Martyr EupraxiaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Venerable Eupraxia of MoscowMay 3A venerable woman of Moscow, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Venerable Eupraxia of TabennisiJanuary 12A venerable nun of Tabennisi in Egypt, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
Questions
The name day of Eupraxia is July 25, the feast of Venerable Eupraxia of Constantinople. It is also kept on June 11, May 3, January 12.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Eupraxia, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Eupraxia is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Eupraxia of Constantinople as patron.