A baptismal name for a boy
Hieronymos
3 saints bore this name
Saints named Hieronymos
- Venerable Hieronymos of SimonopetraMay 9Monk of Simonopetra Monastery on Mount Athos, born in 1871 and died in 1957.
- Venerable Hieronymos of the Great LavraAn Athonite elder of the Great Lavra, who reposed in 1959; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Hieronymos of St Paul'sAn Athonite elder of St Paul's Monastery, who reposed in 1943; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
Questions
The name day of Hieronymos is May 9, the feast of Venerable Hieronymos of Simonopetra.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Hieronymos, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Hieronymos is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Hieronymos of Simonopetra as patron.