A baptismal name for a boy
Straton
6 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Straton
- Martyr StratonSeptember 13A martyr of Bithynia, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr StratonSeptember 15A martyr at Tomis, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Straton of ThraceAugust 20Christian of Thrace, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Straton of NicomediaAugust 17Christian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Straton of NicomediaAugust 15A martyr honored at Nicomedia, of whom little is known.
- Saint Straton of NicaeaJuly 8A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 July; few details survive.
Questions
The name day of Straton is September 13, the feast of Martyr Straton. It is also kept on September 15, August 20, August 17, August 15, July 8.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 6 saints named Straton, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Straton is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Straton as patron.