A baptismal name for a boy
Vitalis
9 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Vitalis
Martyr Vitalis of MilanApril 28Martyr of the early centuries of Christianity, remembered at Milan and Ravenna.
Venerable Vitalis of GazaApril 22Egyptian hermit who died around 625, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches._of_Castronovo%2C_10_th_century_hermit_from_Sicily_(24339).jpg)
Venerable Vitalis of CastronovoMarch 9Byzantine Sicilian hermit of the 10th century who founded several monasteries in Basilicata and Calabria.- Martyr VitalisNovember 4A martyr who had been a slave, commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
- Saint VitalisA saint venerated at Vaste, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Venerable VitalisOctober 16A holy monk of the West, who reposed around 740.
- Saint Vitalis of SalzburgOctober 20Bishop of Salzburg in Austria, who reposed in 730.
- Martyr Vitalis of LyonJune 2A martyr honored at Lyon, of whom little is known.
- Martyr Vitalis of RomeJuly 10A martyr of Rome, one of the seven sons of Saint Felicitas.
Questions
The name day of Vitalis is April 28, the feast of Martyr Vitalis of Milan. It is also kept on April 22, March 9, November 4, October 16, October 20, June 2, July 10.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 9 saints named Vitalis, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Vitalis is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Vitalis of Milan as patron.