Sophia

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Sophia

• Martyr Sophia of RomeSeptember 17Martyr of Rome, venerated as the mother of Sts. Faith, Hope and Love.
• Venerable Sophia of SuzdalDecember 16Wife of Grand Prince Vasili III, who became a nun at Suzdal as Sophia and was canonized by the Russian Church.
• Right-Believing Sophia of SlutskJune 4Orthodox princess of Slutsk, the last descendant of the Olelkowicz family, born in 1585 and died in 1612.
• Venerable Sophia of ThraceJune 4Mother of six children from Aenus in Thrace, venerated as a saint; commemorated on June 4.
• Venerable Sophia of ShamordinoSeptember 22Schemanun, first abbess of the Kazan Amvrosiev Convent at Shamordino from 1884 to 1888.
• Venerable Martyr Sophia SeliverstovaJanuary 26Nun born in 1871 into a peasant family of Saratov province, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1938.
• SSMartyr Sophia of SicilySeptember 10According to oral tradition, born into a noble Byzantine family, the daughter of a pagan; she died a martyr in Sicily.
• SKVenerable Sophia of KleisouraApril 23A nun and ascetic of Kleisoura, venerated as a saint in the Church of Greece.
• Martyr Sophia of EgyptSeptember 18A Christian woman of Egypt, martyred for her faith in Christ around 200.
• SMartyr SophiaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
• SHMartyr Sophia the HealerMay 22Martyr venerated in the Orthodox calendar as a healer.
• SPMartyr Sophia the PhysicianMay 22

Questions

I.When is the name day of Sophia?

The name day of Sophia is September 17, the feast of Martyr Sophia of Rome. It is also kept on December 16, June 4, September 22, January 26, September 10, April 23, September 18, June 11.

II.Which saints bore the name Sophia?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Sophia, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Sophia a good baptismal name?

Yes. Sophia is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Sophia of Rome as patron.