A baptismal name for a boy
Quintus
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Quintus
- Confessor Quintus of PhrygiaMarch 2Confessor and wonderworker of Phrygia who died around 285 after tortures endured for the faith.
- Hieromartyr Quintus of CapuaBishop of Capua from 260 to 270, successor of Saint Augustine; he died a martyr around 270.
- Martyr Quintus of CapuaSeptember 5Saint honored at Capua in Italy; the sources preserve few details about him.
- Saint Quintus of SardiniaMay 27A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 May; few details survive.
Questions
The name day of Quintus is March 2, the feast of Confessor Quintus of Phrygia. It is also kept on September 5, May 27.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Quintus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Quintus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Confessor Quintus of Phrygia as patron.