Longinus

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Longinus

• Martyr Longinus the CenturionOctober 16The Roman soldier at the cross of the Lord who, according to tradition, confessed Christ and died a martyr.
• Venerable Longinus of KoryazhmaFebruary 10Monk at Pavlo-Obnorsky Monastery, later founder of Saint Nicholas Monastery at Koryazhma; died about 1540.
• Venerable Longinus of YarenskJuly 3Ascetic at Solovki under Saint Philip, drowned in 1561 with John while returning to the monastery.
• LEVenerable Longinus of the EnatonAbbot of the Enaton, a monastic community near Alexandria, in the middle of the 5th century.
• Venerable Longinus of the CavesOctober 16Gatekeeper of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, venerated as a saint; little is known about his life in the world.
• LGVenerable Longinus GriftsovSeptember 11Hieroschemamonk born in Ryazan in 1798, who died in 1882; a local saint of the Ukrainian Church.
• LVenerable LonginusA venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
• LKVenerable Longinus of KozheozeroA venerable father of the Kozheozero lake region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LMMartyr Longinus of MeliteneNovember 7Martyr of Melitene, who suffered for Christ.
• LNMartyr Longinus of NicomediaApril 24Martyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• LPMartyr Longinus of PitiuntJune 24Martyr of Pitiunt, who suffered for Christ.
• LGVenerable Longinus the GatekeeperOctober 16Venerable gatekeeper of the Kiev Caves Lavra.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Longinus?

The name day of Longinus is October 16, the feast of Martyr Longinus the Centurion. It is also kept on February 10, July 3, September 11, November 7, April 24, June 24.

II.Which saints bore the name Longinus?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Longinus, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Longinus a good baptismal name?

Yes. Longinus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Longinus the Centurion as patron.