A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Theocharis
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Theocharis
New Martyr Theocharis of NeapolisAugust 20New martyr of Neapolis (Nevsehir) who chose death over conversion to Islam; commemorated August 20.- Apostle TheocharisApril 15A saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Venerable TheocharisApril 22A venerable monk who lived in ascetic struggle at Arta with his brother Apostolos.
Questions
The name day of Theocharis is August 20, the feast of New Martyr Theocharis of Neapolis. It is also kept on April 15, April 22.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Theocharis, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Theocharis is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have New Martyr Theocharis of Neapolis as patron.