A baptismal name for a girl
Olympias
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Olympias
Venerable Olympias the DeaconessJuly 25Roman noblewoman of Greek descent, deaconess in Constantinople and supporter of John Chrysostom; died in 408.- Saint Olympias of ArmeniaChristian Roman noblewoman, wife of King Arsaces II of Armenia, who died in 361.
- Venerable Olympias of VăratecAugust 17Schemanun born in Iași in 1757, who died in 1842, founder of Văratec Monastery; canonized in July 2025.
- Saint Olympias of FărcașaJuly 4Mother of Saint Petroniu of Prodromu, born in 1880 and canonized in 2025.
- Martyr OlympiasApril 15A woman martyr of Persia, honored by the undivided Church.
- Martyr Olympias JinJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
Questions
The name day of Olympias is July 25, the feast of Venerable Olympias the Deaconess. It is also kept on August 17, July 4, April 15, June 11.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Olympias, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Olympias is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Olympias the Deaconess as patron.