A baptismal name for a boy
Valentine
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Valentine
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Hieromartyr ValentineJuly 30Roman Christian of the third century, killed for his faith, honored on February 14 in the West and July 6 in the East.
Hieromartyr Valentine of InteramnaJuly 30Bishop of Interamna, now Terni in Umbria, known for his gift of healing; a martyr of the third century.- Martyr ValentineOctober 24
- Martyr ValentineOctober 27A martyr of the undivided Church, honored in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr ValentineNovember 3A martyr at Viterbo around 304, together with the deacon Hilary.
Venerable ValentineJanuary 7A Western holy monk, reposed around 470.- Martyr Valentine of DorostolonApril 24Christian of Dorostolon, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Valentine of RomeJuly 6Cleric of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Valentine NikitenkoMay 13A hieromartyr of Ukraine who gave his life for Christ in 1937.
- Saint Valentine of AlexandriaJuly 10A name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 10 July; few details survive.
- Martyr Valentine of RavennaDecember 13Martyr of Ravenna named in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 13 December; few details survive.
- Saint Valentine of GenoaMay 2Bishop of Genoa, reposed around 307.
Questions
The name day of Valentine is July 30, the feast of Hieromartyr Valentine. It is also kept on October 24, October 27, November 3, January 7, April 24, July 6, May 13, July 10.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Valentine, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Valentine is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Valentine as patron.