A baptismal name for a boy
Philo
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Philo
Saint Philo of CarpasiaJanuary 24Bishop of Carpasia in Cyprus from 401, called the wonderworker; he lived in the fifth century.- Martyr PhiloOctober 19A martyr commemorated with Eusebius and Varus, who suffered in 307.
- Saint PhiloApril 25A deacon from Cilicia who accompanied Saint Ignatius the God-bearer on his journey to Rome.
Questions
The name day of Philo is January 24, the feast of Saint Philo of Carpasia. It is also kept on October 19, April 25.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Philo, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Philo is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Philo of Carpasia as patron.