A baptismal name for a boy
Justinian
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Justinian
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Right-Believing Justinian the GreatNovember 14Byzantine emperor who built Hagia Sophia and codified Roman law in the Justinian Code.- Saint JustinianJuly 16A saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Venerable Martyr JustinianDecember 5A hermit on Ramsey Island in Wales, put to death around 560.
- Saint Justinian of ValenciaMarch 21Bishop of Valencia in Hispania, who reposed around 548.
Questions
The name day of Justinian is November 14, the feast of Right-Believing Justinian the Great. It is also kept on July 16, December 5, March 21.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Justinian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Justinian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Right-Believing Justinian the Great as patron.