A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Savvas
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Savvas
- Venerable Savvas the New of KalymnosMarch 25Priest and spiritual father of the nuns of Kalymnos, a great ascetic and icon painter; died in 1948.
- Venerable Savvas the VimatarisSacristan of Vatopedi, linked with the miracle of the Vimatarissa icon of the Theotokos; commemorated on Bright Tuesday; venerated locally.
- Venerable Savvas the EsphigmeniteA monk of Esphigmenou who came to Athos at fourteen, known for unceasing prayer; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Savvas the Confessor of Little St AnneA confessor of Little St Anne, disciple of Hilarion the Georgian, reposed in 1908; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Savvas LappasAn elder of the island of Kalymnos, who reposed in 1992; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- New Martyr Savvas the StageiritisJune 10A monk of Konstamonitou born at Stageira, killed near Zographou in 1821 during the Halkidiki revolt.
Questions
The name day of Savvas is March 25, the feast of Venerable Savvas the New of Kalymnos. It is also kept on June 10.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Savvas, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Savvas is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Savvas the New of Kalymnos as patron.