A baptismal name for a boy
Photinus
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Photinus
- Martyr PhotinusMay 24One of the twelve counts and tribunes commemorated as martyrs.
- Saint PhotinusMarch 1A bishop of Benevento, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Martyr Photinus of ApameaMartyr of Apamea, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Photinus of VolokolamskA saint associated with Volokolamsk, commemorated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Martyr Photinus of NicomediaMarch 4A saint honored at Nicomedia, of whom little is known.
- Martyr Photinus of EleutheropolisDecember 17Martyr of Eleutheropolis, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Questions
The name day of Photinus is May 24, the feast of Martyr Photinus. It is also kept on March 1, March 4, December 17.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Photinus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Photinus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Photinus as patron.