A baptismal name for a boy
Gennadius
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Gennadius
Saint Gennadius of ConstantinopleAugust 31Patriarch of Constantinople from 458 to 471, a learned writer of the Antiochene school of exegesis.
Saint Gennadius of AstorgaMay 24Benedictine monk, hermit and bishop of Astorga from 899 to 920, founder of monasteries in El Bierzo; died in 936.- Venerable Martyr GennadiusMay 19One of the thirteen venerable martyrs of Cyprus.
- Martyr GennadiusMay 16A martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in Western calendars.
- Venerable Gennadius of VatopediNovember 17An Athonite venerable, steward (dochiarios) of Vatopedi Monastery on the Holy Mountain.
- Saint Gennadius of CorfuJanuary 2Saint of Corfu.
Saint Gennadius ScholariusAugust 25Patriarch of Constantinople, commemorated with John the Cappadocian, Epiphanius and Menas.
Questions
The name day of Gennadius is August 31, the feast of Saint Gennadius of Constantinople. It is also kept on May 24, May 19, May 16, November 17, January 2, August 25.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Gennadius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Gennadius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Gennadius of Constantinople as patron.