A baptismal name for a boy
Flavian
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Flavian
Confessor Flavian of ConstantinopleFebruary 18Patriarch of Constantinople from 446 to 449, who died after the Robber Council of Ephesus.- Saint Flavian of AntiochSeptember 27Patriarch of Antioch from 381 until his death in 404, who put his wealth and talents at the service of the Church.
- Saint Flavian II of AntiochJuly 20Patriarch of Antioch from 498 until his deposition and banishment in 512.
- Saint Flavian of NicomediaOctober 24A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 24 October; few details survive.
Martyr Flavian of MontefiasconeJanuary 28A martyr honored at Montefiascone, who suffered for Christ in 304.- Saint Flavian of RicinaNovember 24Bishop of Ricina in Italy, of around 300.
Questions
The name day of Flavian is February 18, the feast of Confessor Flavian of Constantinople. It is also kept on September 27, July 20, October 24, January 28, November 24.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Flavian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Flavian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Confessor Flavian of Constantinople as patron.