A baptismal name for a girl· A rare, distinctive name
Justina
8 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Justina
Martyr Justina of AntiochOctober 2Virgin of Antioch who resisted the spells of the magician Cyprian and died a martyr with him in 304.- Martyr JustinaA martyr in Lombardy, killed around 64, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Saint JustinaA saint venerated at Lentini, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Martyr JustinaJuly 13A virgin martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
- Martyr Justina MelanichA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Justina of MainzJune 16Saint of Mainz, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
- Martyr Justina of MainzJune 16
Martyr Justina of PaduaOctober 7A virgin slain for Christ at Padua around 300.
Questions
The name day of Justina is October 2, the feast of Martyr Justina of Antioch. It is also kept on July 13, June 16, October 7.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 8 saints named Justina, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Justina is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Justina of Antioch as patron.