Nikodim

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Nikodim

• Hieromartyr Nikodim KrotkovAugust 8Archbishop of Kostroma and Galich, born in 1868, who died a martyr at Yaroslavl in 1938.
• Venerable Nikodim of KozheozeroJuly 3Born Nikita near Rostov to a well-off peasant family, a monk at Kozheozero; died in 1640.
• Saint Nikodim I of PećMay 11Monk and scribe at Hilandar, then Archbishop of the Serbs from 1316 to 1324, author of a genealogy of the rulers.
• New Martyr Nikodim JanjuševićA Serbian new martyr, born in 1875, who suffered in 1941 at Nikšić.
• NVenerable NikodimA schemamonk in the Russian kellia; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• NKVenerable Nikodim of KarouliaA Russian schemamonk, disciple of Theodosius, who walked from Russia to Athos, reposed in 1984; venerated, not formally canonized.
• NSVenerable Nikodim SaninA schemamonk of Rossikon; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• NNVenerable Nikodim NaumovA Russian hieroschemamonk of Rossikon, reposed in 1908; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• NGVenerable Nikodim GoncharovA schemamonk in the Russian kellia, reposed in 1838; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• NAVenerable Nikodim of AnzerA venerable monk of Anzer Island in Solovki, who reposed in 1673; venerated locally.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Nikodim?

The name day of Nikodim is August 8, the feast of Hieromartyr Nikodim Krotkov. It is also kept on July 3, May 11.

II.Which saints bore the name Nikodim?

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

III.Is Nikodim a good baptismal name?

Yes. Nikodim is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Nikodim Krotkov as patron.