A baptismal name for a boy
Valerius
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Valerius
- Martyr ValeriusApril 23
- Saint ValeriusSeptember 13A saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint ValeriusOctober 25A saint named Valerius, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr ValeriusSeptember 15A martyr at Tomis, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Valerius of SebasteMarch 9Christian of Sebaste, martyred for the faith of Christ.
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Venerable Valerius PinianusDecember 31A Roman senator, husband of Saint Melania the Younger, with whom he lived ascetically in Jerusalem; he reposed in 420.- Venerable Valerius of BernageMonk of Bernage, venerated in the Western Church.
Venerable Valerius of BierzoFebruary 25A holy hermit and writer of Bierzo in Spain, who reposed in 695.
Martyr Valerius of AlvitoA saint honored at Alvito, of whom little is known.- Saint Valerius of CouseransAugust 26A hierarch remembered in Western calendars, died around 504; few details survive.
- Saint Valerius of SorrentoJanuary 16Bishop of Sorrento in Italy, reposed in 453.
Saint Valerius of SaragossaJanuary 28Bishop of Saragossa in Hispania, under whom Saint Vincent served as deacon; reposed in 315.
Questions
The name day of Valerius is April 23, the feast of Martyr Valerius. It is also kept on September 13, October 25, September 15, March 9, December 31, February 25, August 26, January 16.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Valerius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Valerius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Valerius as patron.