A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Gleb
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Gleb
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Passion-Bearer Gleb of MuromMay 2Son of Prince Vladimir, prince of Murom, killed in 1015 and canonized together with his brother Boris.
Right-Believing Gleb of VladimirJune 20Son of Grand Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, patron of Vladimir; his relics rest in the Dormition Cathedral.- Hieromartyr Gleb ApukhtinSeptember 10A hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
Right-Believing Gleb of RostovPrince of Rostov and Belozersk, who died in 1273.- Right-Believing Gleb of SmolenskPrince of Smolensk, remembered among the right-believing rulers of Rus.
- Right-Believing Gleb Vsevolodovich of GorodnoJuly 6A prince of Gorodno who reposed in 1170; glorified locally.
- Saint Gleb VsevolodovichA Russian prince, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Questions
The name day of Gleb is May 2, the feast of Passion-Bearer Gleb of Murom. It is also kept on June 20, September 10, July 6.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Gleb, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Gleb is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Passion-Bearer Gleb of Murom as patron.