A baptismal name for a girl
Theoctista
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Theoctista
- Venerable TheoctistaA Byzantine venerable mother who reposed in 802; few details of her life survive.
- Martyr Theoctista ChentsovaNovember 10A Russian woman put to death for her faith in Christ in 1942, during the communist persecution.
- Martyr Theoctista of CanopusJanuary 31A martyr of Canopus in Egypt, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Venerable Theoctista of ParosNovember 9A venerable nun of Paros, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
Questions
The name day of Theoctista is November 10, the feast of Venerable Theoctista. It is also kept on January 31, November 9.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Theoctista, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Theoctista is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Theoctista as patron.