A baptismal name for a boy
Marian
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Marian
- Martyr MarianMarch 7A martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Martyr Marian of CaesareaDecember 10Martyr of Caesarea, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Marian the DeaconMarch 19A deacon of Rome, who died a martyr for Christ.
- Martyr Marian of BardowickNovember 3A saint honored at Bardowick in Germany, who reposed in 782.
- Martyr Marian of LambaesisMay 6Martyr of Lambaesis in Numidia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Questions
The name day of Marian is March 7, the feast of Martyr Marian. It is also kept on December 10, March 19, November 3, May 6.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Marian, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Marian is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Marian as patron.