Plato

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Plato

• Venerable Plato of SakkoudionApril 5Byzantine official who became a monk in 759, abbot of Sakkoudion and uncle of Theodore the Studite; died in 814.
• Hieromartyr Plato AivazidisSeptember 21Greek archimandrite and theologian born on Patmos, who died a martyr at Amasya in 1921; canonized by the Church of Greece.
• PEHieromartyr Plato of ElisavetgradJune 2Cleric of the Elisavetgrad diocese who died as a martyr in 1931.
• Martyr PlatoNovember 18A martyr commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• PKVenerable Martyr Plato KolegovAugust 2Monk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• PAMartyr Plato of AncyraJuly 22A martyr of Ancyra in Asia Minor.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Plato?

The name day of Plato is April 5, the feast of Venerable Plato of Sakkoudion. It is also kept on September 21, June 2, November 18, August 2, July 22.

II.Which saints bore the name Plato?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Plato, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Plato a good baptismal name?

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