A baptismal name for a boy
Nicephorus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Nicephorus
Martyr Nicephorus of AntiochFebruary 9A martyr of Antioch in Syria, venerated in the Orthodox Church.- Martyr NicephorusApril 5Martyr of Antioch, known for the forgiveness he showed his persecutor.
- Hieromartyr NicephorusMarch 12A hieromartyr of Crimea, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
- Saint NicephorusMay 13A priest commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr NicephorusOctober 25A saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Venerable NicephorusFebruary 6A venerable father commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr NicephorusJanuary 31A martyr at Corinth in the persecution of Decius, remembered with Victorinus, Victor and the other martyrs of the city.
- Martyr NicephorusNovember 13A martyr at Caesarea Maritima, killed around 308, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Nicephorus HaiJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Venerable Nicephorus of the CaveNovember 9A saint who struggled in a cave, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable Nicephorus of SvirA monastic saint associated with the Svir, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.
- New Martyr Nicephorus NazarukAn Orthodox believer of Puchały Stare in Podlasie, killed in 1946 together with other villagers.
Questions
The name day of Nicephorus is February 9, the feast of Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch. It is also kept on April 5, March 12, May 13, October 25, February 6, January 31, November 13, June 11.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Nicephorus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Nicephorus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch as patron.