A baptismal name for a boy
Paulinus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Paulinus
Saint Paulinus of NolaJanuary 23Roman senator who became bishop of Nola, a Christian poet and writer of spiritual letters..jpg)
Saint Paulinus of YorkOctober 10Roman missionary sent by Pope Gregory the Great, first bishop of York, who died in 644..PNG)
Saint Paulinus of AquileiaJanuary 11Patriarch of Aquileia from 787 until his death, theologian and poet, a scholar of the Carolingian Renaissance.
Saint Paulinus of TrierAugust 31Supporter of Athanasius against Arianism, exiled to Phrygia, where he died in 358.- Martyr PaulinusJune 8A martyr at Girona, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr PaulinusMay 4A martyr honored in Western calendars; few details survive.
- Martyr Paulinus the AthenianMay 18Christian of Athens, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Paulinus StaropolevNovember 7Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Paulinus of EleutheropolisDecember 17Martyr of Eleutheropolis, remembered in the early martyrologies.
- Saint Paulinus of SenigalliaMay 4A hierarch remembered in Western calendars, died around 826; few details survive.
- Saint Paulinus of BresciaApril 29Bishop of Brescia, reposed around 545.
- Venerable Paulinus of WalesNovember 23A disciple of Saint Illtud and teacher of Saint David of Wales, who reposed around 505.
Questions
The name day of Paulinus is January 23, the feast of Saint Paulinus of Nola. It is also kept on October 10, January 11, August 31, June 8, May 4, May 18, November 7, December 17.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Paulinus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Paulinus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Paulinus of Nola as patron.