Peter

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Peter

• Apostle PeterJune 29Galilean fisherman and one of the Twelve, who confessed Christ and died a martyr in Rome.
• Saint Peter ChrysologusJuly 30Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death, a renowned preacher called the Golden-Worded.
• Saint Peter MohylaDecember 22Metropolitan of Kyiv from 1633, son of a Moldavian prince, defender of Orthodoxy and founder of the Kyiv college.
• Right-Believing Peter of BulgariaJanuary 30Tsar of Bulgaria from 927 to 969, who faced Bogomilism and retired as a monk at the end of his life.
• Hieromartyr Peter of AlexandriaNovember 25Patriarch of Alexandria from 300 to 311, killed in the persecution at the start of the fourth century.
• Saint Peter of CetinjeOctober 18Prince-bishop of Montenegro from 1784 to 1830 and exarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church there.
• Venerable Peter I OrseoloJanuary 10Doge of Venice from 976 to 978, who left office to become a monk; he died in 987.
• Martyr Peter the AleutSeptember 24Aleut of Kodiak Island, put to death in 1815 for his Orthodox faith, according to tradition.
• PSSaint Peter of SebasteJanuary 9Younger brother of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, and bishop of Sebaste in Lesser Armenia.
• Martyr Peter ApselamusJanuary 3Born at Anea near Eleutheropolis, known for his physical strength, charity and piety; he died a martyr.
• Saint Peter of MoscowAugust 24Metropolitan of Kyiv who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow in 1325 and became the city's patron; died in 1326.
• Hieromartyr Peter of KrutitsySeptember 27Metropolitan of Krutitsy, head of the Russian Church from April to December 1925; died a martyr in 1937.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Peter?

The name day of Peter is June 29, the feast of Apostle Peter. It is also kept on July 30, December 22, January 30, November 25, October 18, January 10, September 24, January 9.

II.Which saints bore the name Peter?

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

III.Is Peter a good baptismal name?

Yes. Peter is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Peter as patron.