A baptismal name for a boy
Gervasius
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Gervasius
- Martyr GervasiusMarch 1A martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Gervasius of GomatiMay 2A saint venerated at Gomati in Chalkidiki.
- Martyr Gervasius of MilanOctober 14Martyr of Milan, whose relics were discovered by Saint Ambrose.
- Saint Gervasius of AntiochOctober 30A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 30 October; few details survive.
Questions
The name day of Gervasius is March 1, the feast of Martyr Gervasius. It is also kept on May 2, October 14, October 30.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Gervasius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Gervasius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Gervasius as patron.