A baptismal name for a boy
Theoctistus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Theoctistus
Saint Theoctistus of NovgorodDecember 23Archbishop of Novgorod and Pskov, who died in 1310, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Novgorod.
Venerable Theoctistus of PalestineSeptember 3Associate of Saint Euthymius the Great, an ascetic at the Pharan lavra, later abbot of a monastery in the Judaean Desert; died in 451..jpg)
Saint Theoctistus of ChernihivSeptember 28Long a monk of the Kyiv Caves Monastery, later Bishop of Chernihiv, who died in 1123.- Hieromartyr Theoctistus SmelnitskySeptember 20Priest born in 1874 in the Chernihiv region, who died in Kazakhstan on 3 October 1937.
Hieromartyr Theoctistus of TverArchbishop of Tver and Kashin, born around 1540 and died in 1609; canonized in 2000.- Venerable TheoctistusOctober 30Kyivan abbot of the 12th century, venerated as a saint.
- Martyr Theoctistus of AlexandriaSeptember 6A martyr of Alexandria, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Martyr Theoctistus of Antioch in PisidiaFebruary 10A martyr of Antioch in Pisidia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Hieromartyr Theoctistus KhoperskovDecember 28A Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Venerable Theoctistus of CucomoJanuary 4A venerable monk of Cucomo in Sicily, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Martyr Theoctistus of NicomediaOctober 2A martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Saint Theoctistus of ChernigovAugust 5Bishop of Chernigov, honored in the Russian Church.
Questions
The name day of Theoctistus is December 23, the feast of Saint Theoctistus of Novgorod. It is also kept on September 3, September 28, September 20, October 30, September 6, February 10, December 28, January 4.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Theoctistus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Theoctistus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Theoctistus of Novgorod as patron.