Theodosius

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Theodosius

• Right-Believing Theodosius the GreatJanuary 17Emperor from 379 to 395, who upheld the Nicene faith and convened the Second Ecumenical Council.
• Venerable Theodosius the CenobiarchJanuary 11Cappadocian monk, founder and organizer of cenobitic life in the Judean desert, who died in 529.
• Venerable Theodosius of the CavesMay 3Monk who brought cenobitic life to Kievan Rus, abbot of the Kiev Caves Lavra, who died in 1074.
• Venerable Theodosius of TarnovoNovember 27High-ranking Bulgarian cleric and hermit of the fourteenth century, a disciple of Gregory of Sinai who spread hesychasm in Bulgaria.
• Saint Theodosius of ChernigovFebruary 5Archbishop of Chernigov in the later 17th century, died in 1696 and venerated as a saint.
• Venerable Theodosius of TotmaJanuary 28Russian monk born at Vologda, who died on January 28, 1568 at the Sumorin monastery.
• Venerable Theodosius of the CaucasusAugust 8Russian hieroschemamonk born Fyodor Kashin, who served on Athos, in Constantinople, Jerusalem and the Caucasus; he died in 1948.
• Confessor Theodosius GanitskyApril 20Bishop of Kolomna and Bronnitsy, canonized, who died in 1937 in the village of Sushkovo.
• Venerable Theodosius of GlushitsaOctober 12Fifteenth-century monk, disciple of Saint Dionysius, founder of the Glushitsa-Sosnovets Monastery.
• Venerable Theodosius of AntiochJanuary 11Syrian hermit of Antioch, of noble family, who left home and kin for monastic life; Theodoret tells his story.
• Saint Theodosius KirikaBishop of the Russian Church, born in Varnița, Bishop of Nikolaev and later of Kursk and Kostroma, who died in 1937.
• Venerable Theodosius of TrebizondJanuary 11Venerable of the 14th century, honored in the region of Trebizond.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Theodosius?

The name day of Theodosius is January 17, the feast of Right-Believing Theodosius the Great. It is also kept on January 11, May 3, November 27, February 5, January 28, August 8, April 20, October 12.

II.Which saints bore the name Theodosius?

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

III.Is Theodosius a good baptismal name?

Yes. Theodosius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Right-Believing Theodosius the Great as patron.