A baptismal name for a boy
Rufinus
9 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Rufinus
- Hieromartyr Rufinus of KemetApril 7Deacon and wonderworker martyred around 310 at Sinope together with Aquilina; commemorated on 7 April.
- Saint Rufinus of CapuaAugust 26Bishop of Capua from 410 to 423, born in Palestine; commemorated on 25 August.
- Saint RufinusMay 7A saint of Cappadocia, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr RufinusFebruary 28A martyr commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
- Martyr Rufinus of ApolloniaJuly 6Christian of Apollonia, in Macedonia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Rufinus of CaesareaMarch 10Christian of Caesarea, martyred for the faith of Christ.
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Martyr Rufinus of LoparJuly 27A saint honored at Lopar, of whom little is known.- Saint Rufinus of AfricaMay 26A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 26 May; few details survive.
- Confessor Rufinus of MantuaAugust 19A confessor of the faith, honored at Mantua in Italy.
Questions
The name day of Rufinus is April 7, the feast of Hieromartyr Rufinus of Kemet. It is also kept on August 26, May 7, February 28, July 6, March 10, July 27, May 26, August 19.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 9 saints named Rufinus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Rufinus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Rufinus of Kemet as patron.