A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Leonidas
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Leonidas
Hieromartyr Leonidas of AthensApril 15Bishop of Athens who was martyred in the third century.- Martyr Leonidas of CorinthApril 16Martyr of Corinth, put to death together with seven women martyrs.
- Martyr LeonidasAugust 8A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
Martyr LeonidasApril 16A martyr at Corinth, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.- Martyr Leonidas of EgyptJune 5Martyr of Egypt, who suffered for Christ.
Questions
The name day of Leonidas is April 15, the feast of Hieromartyr Leonidas of Athens. It is also kept on April 16, August 8, June 5.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Leonidas, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Leonidas is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Leonidas of Athens as patron.