A baptismal name for a boy
Neophytos
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Neophytos
Venerable Neophytos the RecluseJanuary 24Cypriot monk and priest known as the Recluse, whose writings preserved the history of the early crusades.
Martyr Neophytos of NicaeaJanuary 21Born at Nicaea to Christian parents, he openly denounced paganism and was killed by soldiers in 303.- Saint NeophytosNovember 3A saint who died in 1466, commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Neophytos of DocheiariouVenerable monk of Docheiariou, Mount Athos, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Neophytos of ThraceAugust 20Christian of Thrace, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Martyr Neophytos of LipsiMonk of Lipsi, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Martyr Neophytos of LipsiMonk of Lipsi, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Neophytos of TarsusAugust 22Christian of Tarsus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Neophytos of VatopediJanuary 21Venerable monk of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Neophytos of Vatopedi the SecondAn Athonite hieromonk of Vatopedi Monastery, who reposed in 1967; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Neophytos of SimonopetraAbbot of Simonopetra, regarded as a new founder of the monastery, who reposed in 1907; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Neophytos the CypriotA confessor of the New Skete, guide of the anchorite Seraphim, reposed in 1949; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
Questions
The name day of Neophytos is January 24, the feast of Venerable Neophytos the Recluse. It is also kept on January 21, November 3, August 20, August 22.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Neophytos, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Neophytos is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Neophytos the Recluse as patron.