A baptismal name for a boy
Hesychius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Hesychius
- Saint Hesychius of JerusalemMarch 28Priest and exegete of Jerusalem, active in the first half of the 5th century.
- Martyr Hesychius of AntiochMay 10Senator of Antioch under Maximian Galerius, who died a martyr in 302 for refusing to renounce Christ.
- Venerable Hesychius of SinaiMarch 29Hieromonk of Sinai and Byzantine ascetic author, of whose works only fragments have been preserved.
- Martyr Hesychius of DurostorumJune 15Martyr of Durostorum, today Silistra in Bulgaria, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
- Martyr HesychiusSeptember 2A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr HesychiusMarch 2
- Martyr Hesychius of AdrianopleMartyr of Adrianople, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Hesychius of DyrrhachiumJuly 7Martyr of Dyrrhachium, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Hesychius of HorebOctober 3A venerable hesychast, who struggled in silence on Mount Horeb.
- Martyr Hesychius of MeliteneNovember 7Martyr of Melitene, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Hesychius of SebasteMarch 9Martyr of Sebaste, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Hesychius the ConfessorMay 10
Questions
The name day of Hesychius is March 28, the feast of Saint Hesychius of Jerusalem. It is also kept on May 10, March 29, June 15, September 2, March 2, July 7, October 3, November 7.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Hesychius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Hesychius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Hesychius of Jerusalem as patron.