A baptismal name for a boy
Florentius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Florentius
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Martyr Florentius of ThessalonikiOctober 13- Saint Florentius of VienneJanuary 3Bishop of Vienne in the late fourth century, attested by his presence at the Council of Valence in 374.
Saint Florentius of BourgesBishop of Bourges, who died in 664; commemorated on 12 and 29 December.
Martyr FlorentiusOctober 10A martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.- Saint FlorentiusMay 16A saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
- Venerable Florentius of NursiaAugust 23Venerable of Italy, from Nursia and Foligno, remembered in both East and West.
- Saint Florentius of CahorsJuly 4Bishop of Cahors, venerated in the Western Church.
- Saint Florentius of PeterboroughSeptember 27Saint of Peterborough, venerated in the Western Church.
- Hieromartyr Florentius of ReimsDecember 14Hieromartyr honored at Reims in France; the sources preserve few details about him.
- Saint Florentius of AfricaJuly 15A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Bede, on 15 July; few details survive.
- Confessor Florentius of SevilleFebruary 23A confessor much venerated at Seville in Hispania, reposed around 485.
- Saint Florentius of OrangeOctober 17The eighth Bishop of Orange in the south of Gaul, reposed around 526.
Questions
The name day of Florentius is October 13, the feast of Martyr Florentius of Thessaloniki. It is also kept on January 3, October 10, May 16, August 23, July 4, September 27, December 14, July 15.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Florentius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Florentius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Florentius of Thessaloniki as patron.