A baptismal name for a girl
Paula
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Paula
Venerable Paula of RomeJanuary 26Roman noblewoman and disciple of Jerome, who lived as a nun in Bethlehem and died in 404.- Martyr Paula of Caesarea in PalestineFebruary 10Virgin of Caesarea in Palestine, martyred in 308 for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Paula of ByzantiumJune 3Virgin of Byzantium, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Paula BarbadaA saint honored at Cardeñosa, of whom little is known.
- Martyr Paula of AfricaJune 18Martyr of Africa, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Questions
The name day of Paula is January 26, the feast of Venerable Paula of Rome. It is also kept on February 10, June 3, June 18.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Paula, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Paula is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Paula of Rome as patron.