Marius

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Marius

• MASaint Marius of AvenchesDecember 31Bishop of Avenches from 574, remembered for his terse chronicle, who died at Lausanne in 596.
• MSaint MariusMarch 13A hierarch of Sebaste, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Marius?

The name day of Marius is December 31, the feast of Saint Marius of Avenches. It is also kept on March 13.

II.Which saints bore the name Marius?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 2 saints named Marius, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Marius a good baptismal name?

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