A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Hierotheos
2 saints bore this name
Saints named Hierotheos
Hieromartyr Hierotheos the ThesmotheteOctober 4Member of the Areopagus and reputed first bishop of Athens, a disciple of the Apostle Paul by tradition.- Venerable Martyr Hierotheos AggelousisA monk of Mounda Monastery, killed by the Ottomans on Chios in 1822; canonized in 2021 by the Church of Greece.
Questions
The name day of Hierotheos is October 4, the feast of Hieromartyr Hierotheos the Thesmothete.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 2 saints named Hierotheos, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Hierotheos is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Hierotheos the Thesmothete as patron.