A baptismal name for a boy
Trophimus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Trophimus
Apostle Trophimus the EphesianApril 15Ephesian who accompanied the Apostle Paul on part of his third missionary journey, named in Acts.- Martyr Trophimus of NicomediaMarch 18A soldier of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in the persecution of Diocletian.
- Martyr TrophimusMarch 11
- Martyr TrophimusJuly 21A martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr TrophimusSeptember 29A martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint TrophimusOctober 31A saint named Trophimus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Hieromartyr Trophimus KuznetsovMay 29Russian priest born in 1885 in Simbirsk province, killed in January 1919; canonized in 2000.
- Hieromartyr Trophimus of LaodiceaMarch 16Cleric of Laodicea, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Trophimus of LyciaJuly 23Christian of Lycia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Trophimus of SynnadaSeptember 19Christian of Synnada, in Phrygia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Fool-for-Christ Trophimus of SuzdalJune 23Fool for Christ of Suzdal, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Trophimus GongJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
Questions
The name day of Trophimus is April 15, the feast of Apostle Trophimus the Ephesian. It is also kept on March 18, March 11, July 21, September 29, October 31, May 29, March 16, July 23.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Trophimus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Trophimus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Trophimus the Ephesian as patron.