A baptismal name for a girl
Valentina
4 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Valentina
Fool-for-Christ Valentina of MinskFebruary 6A priest's daughter and ascetic fool for Christ, venerated as a local saint of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.- Martyr ValentinaFebruary 10Woman martyr of Palestine, martyred at Caesarea Maritima in 308.
- Martyr Valentina of Caesarea in PalestineJuly 16A martyr of Caesarea in Palestine, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Saint Valentina of AntiochDecember 9A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 December; few details survive.
Questions
The name day of Valentina is February 6, the feast of Fool-for-Christ Valentina of Minsk. It is also kept on February 10, July 16, December 9.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Valentina, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Valentina is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Fool-for-Christ Valentina of Minsk as patron.