A baptismal name for a boy
Theophilus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Theophilus
Saint Theophilus of AntiochOctober 13Bishop of Antioch from 169 to 183, a Christian apologist, author of the treatise To Autolycus..jpg)
Saint Theophilus of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria from 385 to 412, known for his struggle against paganism and Origenism.
Saint Theophilus of AdanaFebruary 4A 6th-century cleric of Adana who fell into a pact with the devil and was restored through repentance.- Saint Theophilus of CaesareaMarch 5Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, teacher of Clement of Alexandria, who presided over the Synod of Caesarea.
Saint Theophilus of NovgorodAugust 28Last archbishop of Novgorod chosen by the popular assembly, who died in 1484.
Venerable Theophilus the WeeperDecember 29Monk of the Kiev Caves in the eleventh century who lived together with his brother John.
Venerable Theophilus of LugaOctober 21From a Karelian peasant family, founder of the Omuch Hermitage in the Luga region; died in 1412.
Venerable Theophilus the Myrrh-streamerJuly 8Monk of Mount Athos, venerated as a myrrh-streamer, who died in the year 1548.- Fool-for-Christ Theophilus of KyivOctober 28Born Foma Gorenkovsky into a priest's family, hieroschemamonk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra and fool for Christ, who died in 1853.
- Confessor Theophilus the ConfessorOctober 10A confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Theophilus the DeaconJanuary 8A deacon commemorated as a saint in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Theophilus the NewJanuary 30Saint known as Theophilus the New, who died in 784.
Questions
The name day of Theophilus is October 13, the feast of Saint Theophilus of Antioch. It is also kept on February 4, March 5, August 28, December 29, October 21, July 8, October 28, October 10.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Theophilus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Theophilus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Theophilus of Antioch as patron.