A baptismal name for a boy
Titus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Titus
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Apostle TitusAugust 25Disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul, recipient of one of his epistles, first bishop of Crete.
Venerable Titus of the Kiev CavesFebruary 27Priest and monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the twelfth century, who died about 1190.
Venerable Titus the SoldierFebruary 27Former soldier known for courage in battle, who became a monk of the Kiev Caves.- Venerable Titus the WonderworkerApril 2A holy monk honored as a wonderworker.
- Martyr TitusJanuary 3
- Venerable TitusJanuary 27A former soldier, honored among the venerable in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Martyr TitusJune 2A martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Hieromartyr TitusAugust 16A deacon of Rome, slain by the Goths around 410.
- Saint Titus of BostraFebruary 22Bishop of Bostra in Arabia, known for his writings against the Manichaeans.
- Venerable Titus of the CavesAugust 28Venerable monk of the Kiev Caves, who had earlier been a soldier.
- Venerable Martyr Titus of ValaamMay 21Monk of Valaam, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Titus of ByzantiumJune 4Hierarch of Byzantium, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
Questions
The name day of Titus is August 25, the feast of Apostle Titus. It is also kept on February 27, April 2, January 3, January 27, June 2, August 16, February 22, August 28.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Titus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Titus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Titus as patron.