A baptismal name for a boy
Heraclius
11 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Heraclius
- Saint Heraclius of SensJune 8Bishop of Sens from 487 and friend of Saint Remigius; he took part in the baptism of King Clovis at Reims.
- Martyr HeracliusJuly 14A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr HeracliusAugust 31
- Saint HeracliusJuly 12A saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable HeracliusMay 14A venerable saint commemorated with Thelthas, Theodosius and Therapon.
- Martyr HeracliusMay 26A martyr commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
- Venerable Heraclius of BessarabiaAugust 3A protosyncellus born in 1893, exarch of the monasteries of the Archdiocese of Chișinău, canonized in 2024.
- Martyr Heraclius of AdrianopleOctober 22Martyr of Adrianople, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Heraclius of AthensMay 18Martyr of Athens, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Heraclius of SebasteMarch 9Martyr of Sebaste, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Heraclius of NoviodunumMay 17Martyr of Noviodunum in Scythia Minor, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Questions
The name day of Heraclius is June 8, the feast of Saint Heraclius of Sens. It is also kept on July 14, August 31, July 12, May 14, May 26, August 3, October 22, May 18.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 11 saints named Heraclius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Heraclius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Heraclius of Sens as patron.