Nicander

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Nicander

• Venerable Nicander of GorodnoezerskMarch 15Russian monk, founder of the Nikandrov Hermitage at Gorodnoye Ozero, who died in 1603.
• NHieromartyr NicanderNovember 4Hieromartyr of Asia Minor, venerated in the Orthodox Church.
• NEMartyr Nicander the EgyptianMarch 15An Egyptian martyr, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• NCHieromartyr Nicander ChernelevskyOctober 21Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NDMartyr Nicander of DorostolonJune 8Christian of Dorostolon, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NSMartyr Nicander the SoldierJune 5Christian of Egypt, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NGHieromartyr Nicander GrivskySeptember 19Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1939, during the Soviet persecution.
• NMMartyr Nicander of MeliteneNovember 7Christian of Melitene, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NPVenerable Martyr Nicander PrusakJune 30Monk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918, during the Soviet persecution.
• NSVenerable Nicander the SinaiteApril 15A monastic from Kastellorizo who struggled in the Monastery of Saint Catherine at Sinai.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Nicander?

The name day of Nicander is March 15, the feast of Venerable Nicander of Gorodnoezersk. It is also kept on November 4, October 21, June 8, June 5, September 19, November 7, June 30, April 15.

II.Which saints bore the name Nicander?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 10 saints named Nicander, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Nicander a good baptismal name?

Yes. Nicander is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Nicander of Gorodnoezersk as patron.