A baptismal name for a boy
Marcian
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Marcian
Right-Believing MarcianFebruary 17Emperor of the East from 450 to 457, who convened the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon.
Saint Marcian of TortonaMarch 6Traditionally the first bishop of Tortona in northern Italy, which he shepherded for forty-five years.
Hieromartyr Marcian of SyracuseOctober 30Native of Antioch, by tradition a disciple of the Apostle Peter and first bishop of Syracuse; he died a martyr._(14776679962).jpg)
Venerable Marcian the MonkJanuary 18Syrian hermit of the 4th century, born at Cyrrhus of a noble family, known from Theodoret's writings.- Venerable Marcian of ConstantinopleJanuary 10Cleric of Constantinople who died in 480 and is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
- Martyr MarcianMarch 10A martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr MarcianJuly 11A martyr commemorated with Martyrocles in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Marcian of DorostolonJune 8Martyr of Dorostolon, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Marcian of EgyptJune 5Martyr of Egypt, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Marcian of IconiumJuly 13Martyr of Iconium, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Marcian of ConstantinopleOctober 25A reader of Constantinople, who died a martyr for the Christian faith.
- Martyr Marcian of ConstantinopleAugust 9Martyr of Constantinople, who died around the year 730.
Questions
The name day of Marcian is February 17, the feast of Right-Believing Marcian. It is also kept on March 6, October 30, January 18, January 10, March 10, July 11, June 8, June 5.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Marcian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Marcian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Right-Believing Marcian as patron.