Lucius

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Lucius

• Saint Lucius IMarch 4Bishop of Rome from 253 to 254, sent into exile and later allowed to return to his flock.
• Apostle Lucius of CyreneMay 6One of the founders of the Church of Antioch according to Acts, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• LSaint LuciusAugust 14A soldier honored among the saints in the Greek synaxarion.
• LMartyr LuciusFebruary 18A martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• LSaint LuciusAugust 22A saint commemorated with Charisimus, Neophytus and the Empress Ariadne.
• LHieromartyr LuciusMay 13A priest and martyr of Constantinople under Diocletian, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• LMartyr LuciusMay 23A martyr of North Africa, killed for the faith around 430.
• LMartyr LuciusOctober 19A Christian put to death for his faith at Rome, recorded by Saint Justin Martyr in his Second Apology.
• LConfessor LuciusOctober 3A saint venerated at Alexandria, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• LHieromartyr LuciusJanuary 18A martyr at Carthage, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• LCMartyr Lucius of CyprusAugust 20Martyr of Cyprus, who suffered for Christ.
• LLApostle Lucius of LaodiceaSeptember 10One of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Laodicea.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Lucius?

The name day of Lucius is March 4, the feast of Saint Lucius I. It is also kept on May 6, August 14, February 18, August 22, May 13, May 23, October 19, October 3.

II.Which saints bore the name Lucius?

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

III.Is Lucius a good baptismal name?

Yes. Lucius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Lucius I as patron.