A baptismal name for a boy
Philemon
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Philemon
Apostle PhilemonFebruary 19Christian of Colossae to whom the Apostle Paul addressed an epistle, killed for his faith according to tradition..jpg)
Martyr Philemon of AntinoeDecember 14Egyptian flautist who, converted by the deacon Apollonius, confessed Christ and died a martyr under Diocletian.
Righteous Philemon KoridzeJuly 12Georgian bass and one of the founders of Georgian opera, canonized by the Church of Georgia in 2011, who lived from 1829 to 1911.- Venerable Philemon of EgyptDesert Father of Egypt mentioned in the Philokalia.
- Martyr PhilemonJuly 6A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Saint PhilemonFebruary 14
- Martyr PhilemonJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Saint PhilemonJanuary 24A hierarch of the island of Karpathos, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Saint PhilemonSeptember 27A bishop commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Philemon of CyzicusApril 29A martyr of Cyzicus, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Philemon of RomeMarch 21A martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Confessor Philemon (Karbelashvili)A Georgian priest and confessor from the Karbelashvili line of clergy.
Questions
The name day of Philemon is February 19, the feast of Apostle Philemon. It is also kept on December 14, July 12, July 6, February 14, June 11, January 24, September 27, April 29.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Philemon, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Philemon is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Philemon as patron.