A baptismal name for a boy
Onesimus
9 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Onesimus
Apostle OnesimusFebruary 15The slave of Philemon, for whom the Apostle Paul wrote an epistle, who according to tradition became a bishop..jpg)
Hieromartyr Onesimus PylaevOctober 5Born into a psalmist's family, Bishop of Tula, who died a martyr in 1938; canonized in 2001.- Venerable Onesimus the Recluse of KyivSeptember 28Recluse monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra in the 12th and 13th centuries, buried in the Near Caves.
- Martyr OnesimusJuly 6Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint OnesimusDecember 1An archbishop of Ephesus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Hieromartyr Onesimus of RomeMay 10Cleric of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Onesimus of MagnesiaJuly 14Venerable monk of Magnesia, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Onesimus of RadonezhJuly 6Venerable monk and doorkeeper of the monastery at Radonezh, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Onesimus of SoissonsMay 13Bishop of Soissons in Gaul, reposed around 361.
Questions
The name day of Onesimus is February 15, the feast of Apostle Onesimus. It is also kept on October 5, September 28, July 6, December 1, May 10, July 14, May 13.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 9 saints named Onesimus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Onesimus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Onesimus as patron.