A baptismal name for a boy
Victor
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Victor
Saint Victor IJuly 28Bishop of Rome from 189 to 199, of African origin, involved in the dispute over the date of Pascha.
Martyr Victor of MarseillesJuly 21Christian martyr of Egyptian origin, who died at Marseilles around 290.
Martyr Victor of XantenOctober 10Martyr of the fourth century, whose relics have been kept since the twelfth century in Xanten Cathedral.
Martyr Victor of DamascusNovember 11Christian of Damascus who served in the Roman army, a martyr of the 2nd century; commemorated November 11.
Martyr Victor of CaesareaMay 21A Roman soldier who suffered at Caesarea in Cappadocia together with Polyeuctus and Donatus..jpg)
Martyr Victor of ChalcedonSeptember 10Soldier martyred at Chalcedon about 304 with Sosthenes, in connection with Saint Euphemia.- Saint Victor of CapuaApril 2Bishop of Capua in Italy in the sixth century, who died in 554.
- Hieromartyr Victor YavorskyMay 19Priest of Kharkiv, arrested on 20 December 1937 and died a martyr in 1938, venerated as a local saint in the Ukrainian Church.
- Saint Victor of NaplesFebruary 8Bishop of Naples in the late 5th century, who died after the year 496.
- Hieromartyr Victor UsovSeptember 11Archpriest born in 1887 to a deacon's family, killed in 1918; also venerated among the saints of Vyatka.
- Hieromartyr Victor BasovSeptember 2Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
- Hieromartyr Victor EllanskyAugust 26Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
Questions
The name day of Victor is July 28, the feast of Saint Victor I. It is also kept on July 21, October 10, November 11, May 21, September 10, April 2, May 19, February 8.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Victor, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Victor is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Victor I as patron.