A baptismal name for a boy
Spiridon
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Spiridon
Saint Spiridon of PećAugust 30Patriarch of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć from 1380 to 1389, in the time of Prince Lazar.- Martyr Spiridon SavelyevSeptember 24Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Spiridon of VologdaDecember 5Venerable hermit of the Vologda region, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Spiridon PokvalaA Russian schemamonk of Rossikon, reposed in 1942; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Spiridon MaidachenkoA Russian archimandrite of Rossikon; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
Questions
The name day of Spiridon is August 30, the feast of Saint Spiridon of Peć. It is also kept on September 24, December 5.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Spiridon, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Spiridon is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Spiridon of Peć as patron.