Ioannikios

Saints named Ioannikios

• IHieromartyr IoannikiosJune 3Metropolitan of Tarnovo, hanged in Constantinople in 1821 with Patriarch Gregory V; canonized in 2021.
• IDVenerable Ioannikios of DionysiouAn Athonite elder of Dionysiou Monastery, who reposed in 2006; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• IKVenerable Ioannikios of the Koutloumousiou SketeAn Athonite elder of St Panteleimon Skete (Koutloumousiou), who reposed in 1909; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• IPVenerable Ioannikios of Prodromou SketeAn Athonite elder of the Romanian Skete of Prodromou, who reposed in 1944; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• IKVenerable Ioannikios KonchylasHieromonk of the Great Lavra in the 14th century, author of the Life of Maximos Kafsokalyvites; venerated locally (Great Lavra).

Questions

I.When is the name day of Ioannikios?

The name day of Ioannikios is June 3, the feast of Hieromartyr Ioannikios.

II.Which saints bore the name Ioannikios?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Ioannikios, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Ioannikios a good baptismal name?

Yes. Ioannikios is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Ioannikios as patron.