Nikita

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Nikita

• Great Martyr Nikita BesogonSeptember 15Great martyr of apocryphal tradition, a son of Emperor Maximian, put to death at Constantinople; icons show him beating a demon.
• Hieromartyr Nikita DelektorskyNovember 6Bishop of Nizhny Tagil, born at Pokrov in 1876, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• NCFool-for-Christ Nikita of ConstantinopleSeptember 9Holy man of Constantinople in the eleventh or twelfth century, who practiced secret asceticism amid the bustle of the city.
• Hieromartyr Nikita PribytkovDecember 21Bishop of Belev and vicar of Tula, shot on 3 January 1938 at the firing range near Tula.
• NAHieromartyr Nikita AlmazovNovember 15Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NCVenerable Nikita of ChiosMay 20Venerable monk of Chios, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NAVenerable Nikita (Niphont) AlfanovMay 4Venerable monk of Novgorod, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NNMartyr Nikita of NirosJune 21Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NRVenerable Nikita of RoslavlMarch 29Venerable hermit of Roslavl, who reposed in 1793.
• NSHieromartyr Nikita the SlavMay 7Slavic cleric of Mount Athos, martyred in 1808.
• NSMartyr Nikita SukharevJune 21Christian martyred for the faith of Christ in 1942, during the Soviet persecution.
• NUVenerable Martyr Nikita of UglichMay 23Monk of Uglich, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Nikita?

The name day of Nikita is September 15, the feast of Great Martyr Nikita Besogon. It is also kept on November 6, September 9, December 21, November 15, May 20, May 4, June 21, March 29.

II.Which saints bore the name Nikita?

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

III.Is Nikita a good baptismal name?

Yes. Nikita is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Great Martyr Nikita Besogon as patron.