A baptismal name for a boy
Marcellus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Marcellus
Saint Marcellus I of RomeJanuary 16Bishop of Rome from 308 to 309, exiled by Emperor Maxentius.
Martyr Marcellus of TangierOctober 30Roman centurion of Tangier, a martyr who died in 298, venerated in both East and West.
Venerable Marcellus of AcemataDecember 29Syrian monk of Constantinople from the community of the Unsleeping Ones, died around the year 485.- Saint Marcellus of VologdaAugust 9Archbishop of Vologda and Beloozero, who died in 1663; honored among the saints of Vologda and Solovki.
- Hieromartyr Marcellus of ApameaAugust 14Bishop of Apamea, killed by pagans in 389 after he had destroyed idol temples.
- Martyr MarcellusMarch 1A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr MarcellusNovember 15A martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr MarcellusFebruary 9
- Saint Marcellus of EmbrunFirst archbishop of Embrun, from 771 to 810, in Provence.
- Martyr Marcellus the MaccabeeAugust 1One of the Maccabean martyrs, who suffered for the faith of his fathers.
- Venerable Martyr Marcellus ShivrinAugust 12A monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Marcellus of UglichMay 23A monk of Uglich, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
Questions
The name day of Marcellus is January 16, the feast of Saint Marcellus I of Rome. It is also kept on October 30, December 29, August 9, August 14, March 1, November 15, February 9, August 1.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Marcellus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Marcellus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Marcellus I of Rome as patron.