A baptismal name for a boy
Polyeuctus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Polyeuctus
Saint Polyeuctus of ConstantinopleFebruary 5Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 956 until his death in 970.
Martyr Polyeuctus of MeliteneJanuary 9Martyr of Melitene in Roman Armenia, put to death on 10 January 259.- Martyr PolyeuctusFebruary 1A martyr associated with Megara, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Martyr PolyeuctusAugust 1A martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr PolyeuctusFebruary 19A martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr PolyeuctusMay 21A martyr commemorated with Saints Victor and Donatus.
- Saint PolyeuctusDecember 19A saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in Western calendars.
- Martyr Polyeuctus of Caesarea in CappadociaDecember 19Christian of Caesarea in Cappadocia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Polyeuctus of MesukeviApril 15Christian of Mesukevi, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Martyr Polyeuctus of UglichMay 23Monk of Uglich, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Confessor Polyeuctus (Karbelashvili)A Georgian archpriest of the Karbelashvili family who bore witness to the Orthodox faith.
- Martyr Polyeuctus of CaesareaMay 21Martyr of Caesarea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Questions
The name day of Polyeuctus is February 5, the feast of Saint Polyeuctus of Constantinople. It is also kept on January 9, February 1, August 1, February 19, May 21, December 19, April 15, May 23.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Polyeuctus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Polyeuctus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Polyeuctus of Constantinople as patron.