Pimen

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Pimen

• Venerable Pimen of UgreshaAugust 17Russian archimandrite, for many years abbot of Nikolo-Ugresha Monastery, born in 1810, died in 1880.
• Hieromartyr Pimen BelolikovAugust 7Bishop of Semirechye and Verny and vicar of the Turkestan diocese, killed near Verny in 1918.
• Venerable Pimen the Faster, AbbotMay 8Abbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery, known for strict fasting, eating only once a week.
• Venerable Pimen the FasterSeptember 28Monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, known as the Faster, honored among the venerable fathers of the Caves.
• Venerable Pimen of ZografNovember 3Bulgarian monk and icon painter of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who died at Cherepish Monastery.
• Venerable Pimen the Much-AilingAugust 7A monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who bore illness with patience, and reposed in 1110.
• PPVenerable Pimen of PalestineAugust 27Venerable monk of Palestine, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Venerable Pimen the FasterAugust 27
• PRVenerable Pimen of RostovMay 23Venerable monk of Rostov, a recluse who wore heavy chains as an ascetic labor.
• PSVenerable Pimen of SalosMarch 16Venerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PVVenerable Martyr Pimen of ValaamFebruary 20Monk of Valaam, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PCVenerable Pimen of CernicaA hieroschemamonk, confessor of St Callinicus of Cernica, who reposed in 1831; named in the Romanian Paterikon, not formally canonized.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Pimen?

The name day of Pimen is August 17, the feast of Venerable Pimen of Ugresha. It is also kept on August 7, May 8, September 28, November 3, August 27, May 23, March 16, February 20.

II.Which saints bore the name Pimen?

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

III.Is Pimen a good baptismal name?

Yes. Pimen is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Pimen of Ugresha as patron.