A baptismal name for a boy
Rufus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Rufus
Apostle Rufus of ThebesApril 8Numbered among the Seventy Disciples and bishop of Thebes in Greece; some traditions identify him with Rufus of Romans 16.
Martyr Rufus of CapuaAugust 27Martyr of Capua, who died around the year 295, commemorated on 27 August.
Venerable Rufus the RecluseApril 8Recluse monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, honored among the venerable fathers of the Caves.- Hieromartyr Rufus of CapuaAugust 12Bishop of Capua from a noble Roman family, executed for the faith; commemorated on 12 August.
- Venerable RufusVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr RufusJune 21Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr RufusApril 19A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Saint RufusSeptember 8A hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Rufus of ThessalonicaArchbishop of Thessalonica in the early 5th century; he died in 434.
- Martyr Rufus of ApolloniaJuly 6Christian of Apollonia, in Macedonia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Rufus of DamascusSeptember 25Christian of Damascus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Rufus of CyzicusApril 29Christian of Cyzicus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
Questions
The name day of Rufus is April 8, the feast of Apostle Rufus of Thebes. It is also kept on August 27, August 12, June 21, April 19, September 8, July 6, September 25, April 29.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Rufus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Rufus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Rufus of Thebes as patron.