A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Xenophon
5 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Xenophon
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Venerable XenophonJanuary 26Venerable monk of the Lavra of Saint Sabbas, who died about 510.
Venerable Xenophon of RobeikaJune 28Russian monk of the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, tonsured at the Lisitsa monastery, venerated as a saint.- Venerable Martyr Xenophon BondarenkoNovember 27A monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Xenophon of TutanA venerable father of Tutan, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Xenophon the FounderApril 24Founder of Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos.
Questions
The name day of Xenophon is January 26, the feast of Venerable Xenophon. It is also kept on June 28, November 27, April 24.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 5 saints named Xenophon, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Xenophon is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Xenophon as patron.