A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Silouan
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Silouan
Venerable Silouan the AthoniteSeptember 11Russian monk of Saint Panteleimon Monastery on Athos, spiritual teacher and writer, who died in 1938.
Venerable Silouan of the CavesAugust 28Schemamonk venerated among the venerable fathers of the Kyiv Caves.- Venerable Silouan of EgyptVenerable monk of Egypt, a disciple of St. Pachomius the Great.
- Martyr Silouan of ThraceAugust 20Christian of Thrace, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Silouan of the CavesJune 10Venerable monk of the Caves Monastery, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Silouan of PisidiaJuly 10Christian of Pisidia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
Questions
The name day of Silouan is September 11, the feast of Venerable Silouan the Athonite. It is also kept on August 28, August 20, June 10, July 10.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Silouan, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Silouan is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Silouan the Athonite as patron.