A baptismal name for a boy
Nilus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Nilus
Venerable Nilus of SinaiNovember 12Disciple of St. John Chrysostom, hermit on Sinai and author of ascetic writings.
Venerable Nilus of SoraMay 7Russian monk and spiritual writer, founder of the Sora Hermitage, who died in 1508.- Venerable Nilus the Myrrh-streamerNovember 12Monk of the Great Lavra on Athos who lived as a hermit in Kynouria; myrrh flowed from his relics; died in 1651.
- Martyr NilusJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Hieromartyr NilusSeptember 19A bishop of Palestine, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Hieromartyr Nilus of EgyptSeptember 17Cleric of Egypt, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Nilus of ErikousaAugust 16Venerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar; died in 1334.
- Hieromartyr Nilus SmirnovSeptember 19Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
- Venerable Martyr Nilus TyutyukinMarch 7Monk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
- Venerable Nilus the SanctifiedJanuary 2A venerable ascetic called the Sanctified, who reposed in 1228.
- Venerable Nilus of MachairasDecember 13A father of Machairas Monastery in Cyprus, commemorated together with its founders.
- Venerable Martyr Nilus of PoltavaJuly 4A venerable martyr associated with Poltava, commemorated by the Orthodox Church.
Questions
The name day of Nilus is November 12, the feast of Venerable Nilus of Sinai. It is also kept on May 7, June 11, September 19, September 17, August 16, March 7, January 2, December 13.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Nilus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Nilus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Nilus of Sinai as patron.