A baptismal name for a girl
Sarah
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Sarah
Righteous SarahJanuary 1Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, honored as matriarch of the chosen people.- Martyr Sarah of AntiochApril 20A martyr of Antioch in Syria, who suffered around the year 305.
- Venerable Sarah of the DesertEgyptian hermit of the fifth century who lived in strict asceticism for some sixty years, recorded in the Sayings.
- Martyr SarahJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr SarahJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr SarahMay 3A martyr at Antioch, killed around 303, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Venerable Sarah of SketisJuly 13Desert mother of Scetis, remembered for her sayings in the Paterikon.
Questions
The name day of Sarah is January 1, the feast of Righteous Sarah. It is also kept on April 20, June 11, May 3, July 13.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Sarah, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Sarah is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Righteous Sarah as patron.