Panteleimon

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Panteleimon

• Great Martyr PanteleimonJuly 27Physician of Nicomedia who healed the sick without payment, killed in the persecution of Diocletian.
• PVenerable PanteleimonA priest-monk of Simonopetra Monastery on Athos (1922-1987); Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PAVenerable Martyr Panteleimon ArzhanykhNovember 16Monk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PBHieromartyr Panteleimon BogoyavlenskyJuly 27Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PCMartyr Panteleimon of CreteNovember 14Christian of Crete, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PKVenerable Panteleimon of KaryesAn Athonite elder of the cells of Karyes, who reposed in 1992; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• POVenerable Panteleimon OvsyannikovA schemamonk of Rossikon, who reposed in 1844; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PPVenerable Panteleimon ProkhorovA schemamonk of Rossikon, who reposed in 1884; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PKVenerable Panteleimon KurbatovA hieroschemamonk of Rossikon; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PSVenerable Panteleimon ShilyaevA Russian hieroschemamonk of Rossikon; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PVVenerable Panteleimon VazhenkoA hieroschemamonk in the Russian kellia; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PCSaint Panteleimon of ChernigovJuly 27A saint associated with Chernigov, commemorated by the Orthodox Church.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Panteleimon?

The name day of Panteleimon is July 27, the feast of Great Martyr Panteleimon. It is also kept on November 16, November 14.

II.Which saints bore the name Panteleimon?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Panteleimon, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Panteleimon a good baptismal name?

Yes. Panteleimon is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Great Martyr Panteleimon as patron.