A baptismal name for a boy
Jerome
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Jerome
Venerable JeromeJune 15Church Father who translated the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate, and lived in Bethlehem.- Venerable Jerome of the CavesSeptember 21Recluse monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra in the 12th century, honored among the venerable fathers of the Near Caves.
- Venerable Martyr Jerome of ObnoraA monk of the Obnora region, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Jerome of NeversOctober 5Bishop of Nevers in France, honored as a saint; the sources preserve few details.
- Saint Jerome of PaviaJuly 19Bishop of Pavia in Italy, reposed in 787.
Questions
The name day of Jerome is June 15, the feast of Venerable Jerome. It is also kept on September 21, October 5, July 19.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Jerome, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Jerome is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Jerome as patron.