A baptismal name for a boy
Fortunatus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Fortunatus
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Apostle FortunatusJanuary 4Christian named by Saint Paul in First Corinthians, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
Saint Fortunatus of NaplesJune 14First historically attested bishop of Naples, 4th century, addressee of a letter of the council of Philippopolis.
Saint Fortunatus of SpoletoJune 1Parish priest near Spoleto in Umbria around 400, honored as a saint in the West.- Martyr Fortunatus of CaseiOctober 16According to tradition a member of the Theban Legion martyred at Agaunum; his relics lay in the catacombs of Callixtus until 1746.
- Saint FortunatusAugust 30A hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr FortunatusFebruary 21A martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
Saint FortunatusAugust 26A saint venerated at Lecce, remembered in the calendars of the Church.- Martyr FortunatusApril 23A priest of Valence, martyred around 212 together with Felix and Achilleus.
- Martyr Fortunatus of LycaoniaApril 16Martyr of Lycaonia, who confessed Christ unto death.
- Martyr Fortunatus of HadrumetumFebruary 21Martyr of Hadrumetum, venerated in the Western Church.
- Saint Fortunatus of VercelliSaint of Vercelli, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
Saint Fortunatus of FanoJune 8Saint of Fano, venerated in the Western Church.
Questions
The name day of Fortunatus is January 4, the feast of Apostle Fortunatus. It is also kept on June 14, June 1, October 16, August 30, February 21, August 26, April 23, April 16.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Fortunatus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Fortunatus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Fortunatus as patron.