A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Stamatios
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Stamatios
- New Martyr Stamatios of VolosAugust 16A new martyr of Volos, put to death for the Christian faith in 1680.
- New Martyr StamatiosFebruary 3A new martyr from the island of Spetses who died for the faith in 1822.
- Hieromartyr Stamatios HartoularisA priest of Chios, killed by the Ottomans on Chios in 1822; canonized in 2021 by the Church of Greece.
Questions
The name day of Stamatios is August 16, the feast of New Martyr Stamatios of Volos. It is also kept on February 3.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Stamatios, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Stamatios is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have New Martyr Stamatios of Volos as patron.