Martin

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Martin

• Saint Martin of ToursNovember 11Former Roman soldier who became a monk and bishop of Tours, known for his mercy.
• Confessor Martin the ConfessorApril 14Bishop of Rome from 649 to 653, exiled to Cherson for defending the faith against Monothelitism.
• MTVenerable Martin of TurovJune 27Recluse monk of the monastery in Turov in Belarus, honored for his love of God and humble labor.
• MMartyr MartinSeptember 22
• MMartyr MartinDecember 7A saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MVenerable MartinMay 8A venerable ascetic, honored at Saintes, who died around 400, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• MTVenerable Martin of ThebesMarch 24A venerable father of Thebes, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Martyr Martin of BriveSaint of Brive, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• MMVenerable Martin of Monte MassicoAugust 3Monk of Monte Massico, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• MOSaint Martin des OrmeauxA hierarch honored at Taulignan in France in the age of the undivided Church.
• Saint Martin of BragaMarch 20A monk from Pannonia, later Archbishop of Braga, who brought the Suevi to the true faith.
• Saint Martin of TongerenJune 21Bishop of Tongeren in northern Gaul, reposed around 350.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Martin?

The name day of Martin is November 11, the feast of Saint Martin of Tours. It is also kept on April 14, June 27, September 22, December 7, May 8, March 24, August 3, March 20.

II.Which saints bore the name Martin?

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

III.Is Martin a good baptismal name?

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