A baptismal name for a girl
Susanna
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Susanna
Venerable Martyr Susanna of RomeAugust 11Virgin and martyr of Rome, put to death in the persecution of Diocletian around 295..jpg)
Venerable Martyr Susanna the DeaconessDecember 15Deaconess of 4th-century Palestine who devoted herself wholly to Christ and died a martyr.
Martyr Susanna of ToulOctober 11Martyr beheaded for her faith at Grand in the Vosges, honored in the former diocese of Toul in Lorraine.- Martyr SusannaJune 7Christian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr SusannaMay 24One of three women martyrs commemorated with the multitude who suffered with them.
- Venerable Susanna of CappadociaMay 20Venerable nun of Cappadocia, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Martyr Susanna of SalernoJune 6Virgin of Salerno, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Susanna the Myrrh-bearerOne of the myrrh-bearing women who served Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.
- Righteous Susanna of BabylonRighteous Hebrew woman of Babylon, falsely accused and saved through the prophet Daniel.
- Martyr Susanna AJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr Susanna of EleutheropolisA holy woman linked with Eleutheropolis in Palestine, in Western calendars; few details survive.
- Saint Susanna of ItalyFebruary 12A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 12 February; few details survive.
Questions
The name day of Susanna is August 11, the feast of Venerable Martyr Susanna of Rome. It is also kept on December 15, October 11, June 7, May 24, May 20, June 6, June 11, February 12.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Susanna, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Susanna is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Martyr Susanna of Rome as patron.