A baptismal name for a boy
Mercurius
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Mercurius
Great Martyr Mercurius of CaesareaNovember 24Roman soldier of Greek descent, born in Cappadocia, a great martyr put to death in 250.
Martyr Mercurius of SmolenskNovember 24Venerated as a martyr at Smolensk, who died in 1239 during the Mongol invasion.
Venerable Mercurius of BrygyntsiNovember 24Monk born in 1870 in the Chernihiv region, who died at Brygyntsi in 1956; his relics rest at Chernihiv.- Martyr MercuriusMay 24One of the twelve counts and tribunes commemorated as martyrs.
- Venerable Mercurius of the CavesNovember 4A venerable father of the Kiev Caves Lavra, known for his fasting.
Questions
The name day of Mercurius is November 24, the feast of Great Martyr Mercurius of Caesarea. It is also kept on May 24, November 4.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Mercurius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Mercurius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Great Martyr Mercurius of Caesarea as patron.