A baptismal name for a girl
Julia
9 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Julia
Martyr Julia of CorsicaJuly 16Virgin martyr of Carthaginian origin, put to death in Corsica, most probably in 439.- Martyr JuliaJune 2A martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr JuliaApril 19A martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Julia of AncyraMay 18A virgin of Ancyra, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Julia of ZaragozaApril 16One of the eighteen martyrs of Zaragoza in Spain, put to death in the persecution of Diocletian.
- Martyr Julia of LisbonOctober 1Martyr of Lisbon, remembered in the early martyrologies.
- Saint Julia of NicomediaNovember 6A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 6 November; few details survive.
- Martyr Julia of TroyesJuly 21A virgin slain for Christ near Troyes in Gaul around 272.
Martyr Julia of MéridaDecember 10A virgin martyr of Mérida in Spain, companion of Saint Eulalia, slain in 304.
Questions
The name day of Julia is July 16, the feast of Martyr Julia of Corsica. It is also kept on June 2, April 19, May 18, April 16, October 1, November 6, July 21, December 10.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 9 saints named Julia, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Julia is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Julia of Corsica as patron.