Tatiana

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Tatiana

• Passion-Bearer TatianaJuly 4Second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, killed with her family at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Martyr Tatiana of RomeJanuary 12Virgin martyr of Rome in the third century, put to death in the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander.
• Venerable Martyr Tatiana GribkovaSeptember 1Nun born in 1879 at Shchukino, now in Moscow, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• Martyr Tatiana GrimblitSeptember 10Nurse born at Tomsk in 1903, organizer of aid for prisoners and clergy, shot at Butovo in 1937.
• TFVenerable Martyr Tatiana FomichevaNovember 20Russian nun born in 1897 to a peasant family in the Moscow region; canonized in 2000.
• TEMartyr Tatiana EgorovaDecember 10Russian woman martyr born in 1879 in the village of Giblitsy in the Ryazan region, martyred in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• TVenerable TatianaJanuary 5Venerable nun, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• TSaint TatianaSeptember 20Saint venerated in the Orthodox calendar under the name Tatiana.
• TVenerable Martyr TatianaOctober 8Nun martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TBConfessor Tatiana ByakirevaDecember 10Confessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
• TCVenerable Martyr Tatiana ChekmazovaSeptember 28Nun martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TKMartyr Tatiana KushnirChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Tatiana?

The name day of Tatiana is January 12, the feast of Passion-Bearer Tatiana. It is also kept on July 4, September 1, September 10, November 20, December 10, January 5, September 20, October 8.

II.Which saints bore the name Tatiana?

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

III.Is Tatiana a good baptismal name?

Yes. Tatiana is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Passion-Bearer Tatiana as patron.