A baptismal name for a boy
Serafim
4 saints bore this name
Saints named Serafim
- Venerable Serafim KovalishchenkovA Russian schemamonk of Rossikon; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Serafim TekzaA Russian hieroschemamonk of Rossikon, reposed in 1982; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Serafim MosyaginA hieroschemamonk in the Russian kellia; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Martyr Serafim of MedljaniSeptember 28Hegumen of Medljani Monastery, killed for the faith together with his monks.
Questions
The name day of Serafim is September 28, the feast of Venerable Serafim Kovalishchenkov.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Serafim, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Serafim is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Serafim Kovalishchenkov as patron.