Theodore

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Theodore

• Saint Theodore I of RomeMay 18Bishop of Rome from 642 to 649, whose pontificate was marked by the struggle against Monothelitism.
• Right-Believing Theodore UshakovOctober 2Russian admiral who led the fleet to many naval victories, known for his piety and almsgiving.
• Venerable Theodore the StuditeJanuary 26Abbot of the Stoudios Monastery in Constantinople, monastic reformer and great defender of the holy icons.
• Great Martyr Theodore the RecruitFebruary 17Young soldier of Amasea, killed for his faith in Christ in the persecution of Diocletian, around 306.
• Saint Theodore of CanterburySeptember 19Raised in Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury from 668 until his death in 690.
• Great Martyr Theodore StratelatesFebruary 8Roman general of Heraclea Pontica, great martyr, put to death around the year 319.
• Venerable Theodore of SykeonApril 22Revered Byzantine ascetic who lived between the sixth century and the early seventh.
• Venerable Theodore the SanctifiedMay 16Successor of St. Pachomius, who saved the first cenobitic federation from collapse; died in 368.
• Righteous Theodore Kuzmich of TomskJanuary 20Elder who lived in Siberia in the nineteenth century and died at Tomsk in 1864, venerated by the faithful.
• Saint Theodore I of ConstantinopleDecember 27Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 677 to 679, successor of Patriarch Constantine I.
• Right-Believing Theodore the BlackSeptember 19Prince of Smolensk and Yaroslavl, called the Black, who died in 1298 and is venerated as a saint by the Russian Church.
• New Martyr Theodore GabrasOctober 2Byzantine governor in Pontus involved around 1091 in a revolt against Alexios I, venerated as a new martyr.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Theodore?

The name day of Theodore is May 18, the feast of Saint Theodore I of Rome. It is also kept on October 2, January 26, February 17, September 19, February 8, April 22, May 16, January 20.

II.Which saints bore the name Theodore?

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

III.Is Theodore a good baptismal name?

Yes. Theodore is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Theodore I of Rome as patron.