A baptismal name for a girl· A rare, distinctive name
Febronia
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Febronia
Venerable Martyr Febronia of NisibisJune 25Nun of Nisibis who endured torment under Diocletian and did not renounce her faith.- Saint FebroniaSeptember 27A saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Saint Febronia of ConstantinopleOctober 28A princess of Constantinople, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- New Martyr Febronia IshinaA new martyr of the Alma-Ata eparchy who suffered for Christ in 1937.
Questions
The name day of Febronia is June 25, the feast of Venerable Martyr Febronia of Nisibis. It is also kept on September 27, October 28.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Febronia, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Febronia is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Martyr Febronia of Nisibis as patron.