A baptismal name for a boy
Orion
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Orion
- Martyr OrionNovember 10Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint OrionAugust 16A bishop commemorated at Alexandria, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
- Martyr Orion of ThraceAugust 20Christian of Thrace, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Orion of SinaiVenerable monk of Sinai, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Orion of AfricaJanuary 22A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 January; few details survive.
- Saint Orion of SebasteMarch 22A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 March; few details survive.
- Saint Orion of HeracleaNovember 20A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 November; few details survive.
Questions
The name day of Orion is November 10, the feast of Martyr Orion. It is also kept on August 16, August 20, January 22, March 22, November 20.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Orion, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Orion is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Orion as patron.