A baptismal name for a boy
Leontius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Leontius
Saint Leontius of RostovMay 23Bishop of Rostov and Suzdal, who died by 1077 at the latest; commemorated on May 23.
Martyr Leontius of TripolisJune 18Roman soldier, a martyr at Tripolis in the early Christian centuries.
Confessor Leontius StasievichJanuary 28Archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1884 to 1972, counted among the New Martyrs and Confessors.
Saint Leontius of JerusalemMay 14Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1170 to 1190, born at Tiberioupolis on the Balkan frontier of Byzantium.- Saint Leontius of CaesareaJanuary 13Childhood friend of Gregory the Illuminator, whom he consecrated; he took part in the Council of Nicaea.
Venerable Leontius of MonemvasiaDecember 11A holy monk born in Monemvasia in 1377, who lived as an ascetic in the northern region of Achaia.- Saint Leontius of NaplesJuly 26Bishop of Naples from 648-649 to 652-653, venerated as a saint.
Venerable Leontius the CanonarchJune 18A monk and canonarch of the Kiev Caves Lavra.- Venerable LeontiusA venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
- Venerable Leontius the Myrrh-streamerJune 18Russian venerable of the 16th and 17th centuries, venerated as a myrrh-streamer.
- Venerable Leontius of StromynMay 19First abbot of Stromyn Monastery, founded by Saint Sergius of Radonezh after the victory over the Tatars.
- Hieromartyr Leontius of AdrianopleJanuary 22A cleric of Adrianople, who died a martyr for Christ.
Questions
The name day of Leontius is May 23, the feast of Saint Leontius of Rostov. It is also kept on June 18, January 28, May 14, January 13, December 11, July 26, May 19, January 22.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Leontius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Leontius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Leontius of Rostov as patron.