A baptismal name for a boy
Flavius
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Flavius
- Hieromartyr Flavius Latinus of BresciaMarch 24According to tradition third Bishop of Brescia, martyred in the persecution of Trajan in the year 115.
- Hieromartyr FlaviusMay 7A hieromartyr of the age of persecution who died around 284.
- Martyr Flavius of SebasteMarch 9Martyr of Sebaste, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
Martyr Flavius of NicomediaMay 7Martyr of Nicomedia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Saint Flavius of RouenAugust 23A hierarch remembered in Western calendars; few details survive.- Saint Flavius of AfricaOctober 27A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 October; few details survive.
Questions
The name day of Flavius is March 24, the feast of Hieromartyr Flavius Latinus of Brescia. It is also kept on May 7, March 9, August 23, October 27.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Flavius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Flavius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Flavius Latinus of Brescia as patron.