A baptismal name for a boy
Valentin
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Valentin
- Hieromartyr Valentin BelovJune 7Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918, during the Soviet persecution.
- Martyr Valentin KornienkoNovember 19Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Venerable Martyr Valentin LukyanovMay 19Monk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1940, during the Soviet persecution.
Questions
The name day of Valentin is June 7, the feast of Hieromartyr Valentin Belov. It is also kept on November 19, May 19.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Valentin, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Valentin is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Valentin Belov as patron.