A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Theognostus
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Theognostus
Saint Theognostus of MoscowMarch 14Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus, appointed by the Patriarch of Constantinople, who died in 1353.- Venerable Martyr TheognostusMay 19One of the thirteen venerable martyrs of Cyprus.
- Venerable Martyr Theognostus PivovarovJuly 29A Russian monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
Questions
The name day of Theognostus is March 14, the feast of Saint Theognostus of Moscow. It is also kept on May 19, July 29.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Theognostus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Theognostus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Theognostus of Moscow as patron.