Who celebrates the name day in March? What female and male names should be given to newborns? We publish everything about the Orthodox holidays in March in the article!

Name days in March (what to call boys and girls in March)

Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tyron

1 - Daniel, Ilya, Makar, Nikon, Pavel, Porfiry, Julian.

2 - Maria, Mikhail, Nikolay, Pavel, Porfiry, Roman, Fedor, Theodosius.

3 - Anna, Vasily, Victor, Vladimir, Kuzma, Lev, Pavel.

4 - Arkhip, Dmitry, Eugene, Makar, Maxim, Nikita, Fedor, Fedot, Filimon.

5 - Agathon, Anton, Athanasius, Varlam, Vasily, David, Denis, Ivan, Ignat, Jonah, Lev, Leonty, Luka, Nikolay, Pakhom, Pimen, Savva, Sergey, Sidor, Titus, Tikhon, Fedor, Philip, Thomas, Yaroslav.

6 - Alexander, George, Gregory, Daniel, Zakhar, Ivan, Constantine, Olga, Pavel, Timofey.

7 - Andrey, Afanasy, Vavila, Varvara, Vladimir, Victor, Elizabeth, Ivan, Joseph, Irina, Mikhail, Nikolay, Praskovya, Sergey, Stepan, Titus, Fedor, Philip.

8 - Alexander, Alexey, Anton, Demyan, Ivan, Kuzma, Mikhail, Moses, Nikolay, Polycarp, Sergey.

9 - Ivan, Hilarion.

10 - Alexander, Anton, Eugene, Taras, Fedor.

11 - Anna, Ivan, Nikolay, Peter, Porfiry, Sevastian, Sergey.

12 - Makar, Mikhail, Peter, Prokop, Sergey, Stepan, Timofey, Titus, Julian, Yakov.

13 - Arseny, Vasily, Ivan, Kira, Marina, Nestor, Nikolay, Sergey.

14 - Alexander, Alexandra, Anna, Anton, Antonina, Vasily, Benjamin, Daria, Evdokia, Ivan, Matrona, Mikhail, Nadezhda, Nestor, Nikifor, Olga, Peter, Sylvester.

15 - Agathon, Arseny, Joseph, Savva, Fedot.

16 - Martha, Mikhail, Sevastian.

17 - Alexander, Vasily, Vyacheslav, Gerasim, Gregory, Daniel, Pavel, Yakov.

18 - Adrian, George, David, Ivan, Iraida, Constantine, Nikolai, Mark, Fedor, Theophanes.

19 - Arkady, Konstantin, Fedor.

20 - Anna, Antonina, Vasily, Eugene, Evdokia, Catherine, Emelyan, Ephraim, Xenia, Lawrence, Maria, Matrona, Nadezhda, Nestor, Nikolai, Nil, Pavel.

21 - Athanasius, Vladimir, Ivan, Lazar, Theodosius.

22 - Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey, Afanasy, Valentin, Valery, Dmitry, Ivan, Ilya, Irakli, Kirill, Leonty, Mikhail, Natalia, Nikolay, Sergey, Taras.

23 - Anastasia, Vasilisa, Victor, Vasilisa, Galina, Georgy, Denis, Dmitry, Cyprian, Claudia, Kondraty, Leonid, Mark, Mikhail, Nika, Nikifor, Pavel, Theodora.

24 - Vasily, George, Efim, Ivan, Sofron, Theodora.

25 - Alexander, Vladimir, Grigory, Dmitry, Ivan, Konstantin, Semyon, Sergey, Feofan.

26 - Alexander, Gregory, Mikhail, Nikifor, Nikolai, Terenty, Khristina.

27 - Benedict, Michael, Rostislav, Theodosius.

28 - Alexander, Alexey, Denis, Mikhail, Nikandr.

29 - Alexander, Anton, Denis, Emelyan, Ivan, Pavel, Pimen, Roman, Trofim, Julian.

30 - Alexander, Alexey, Victor, Gabriel, Makar, Pavel.

31 - Daniel, Dmitry, Cyril, Natalia, Trofim.

Orthodox church holidays in March

Theodore lived at the end of the 2nd - beginning of the 3rd century. in the city of Alasia on the Black Sea coast and was a warrior who openly professed faith in Christ. In 306, under the emperor Galeria, the military commander tried in vain to force Theodore to sacrifice to the pagan gods. After long torment, the saint was sentenced to be burnt at the stake. His body, undamaged by fire, was buried in the city of Evkhait, later the relics were transferred to Constantinople.

Fifty years after the death of Theodore, Emperor Julian the Apostate ordered the mayor of Constantinople to sprinkle all foodstuffs in the markets with blood sacrificed to idols during the first week of Great Lent. Saint Theodore, appearing in a dream to the archbishop, commanded to announce to all Christians that no one should buy anything in the markets, but eat boiled wheat with honey. In memory of this event, the church annually celebrates another celebration of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tyrone - on Saturday of the first week of Great Lent.

Hieromartyr Hermogenes

2nd of March the church also remembers. Saint Hermogenes lived in the late 16th - early 17th centuries. He was the first Kazan metropolitan and did much to convert local residents to Christianity. In 1606, Metropolitan Hermogen was elected to the chair of the priesthood. During the Troubles, when Polish troops captured Moscow, the Patriarch was imprisoned in the Chudov Monastery. From his imprisonment, he turned with the last message to the Russian people, blessing the liberation war against the conquerors. After nine months in captivity, the patriarch was martyred from hunger. After the liberation of Russia from the invaders, the body of the martyr was buried in the Chudov Monastery, and in 1654 was transferred to the Moscow Assumption Cathedral.

Holy noble prince Yaroslav the Wise

5th of March - day of memory of the faithful prince Yaroslav the Wise. Saint Prince Yaroslav was born in 978 and was the son of Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir. He left a memory of himself by compiling the code of laws of Kievan Rus - "Russian Truth", which, supplemented by his sons and grandson Vladimir Monomakh, became the legal basis for the life of the Russian people. Prince Yaroslav paid a lot of attention to Christian enlightenment; at his order, dozens of churches were built in various cities. The veneration of the faithful prince Yaroslav the Wise as a locally revered ascetic began immediately after his repose in 1054. In the face of the saints, the prince was glorified in 2005 with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II.

Head of St. prophet John the Baptist

In accordance with the calendar, on March 5, name days are celebrated exclusively for those who received the following male names at baptism: Anton, Vasily, David, Denis, Ivan, Nikolai, Yaroslav and some others.

In the church's calendar of holidays for 2019, we additionally find that those who have birthday on this day and those who were baptized in honor of the New Martyr Nicholas (Benevolensky).

Since there are no female names for this day, the Angel Day of girls born today, according to the old rite, will be celebrated eight days after their birth.

Therefore, the female names for them must be chosen in honor of those saints who are venerated on the specified day. If no suitable names are found for this date, then the name day can be postponed for forty days, when the children are traditionally baptized.

At the same time, on March 5, the Church venerates the Monk Leo, Bishop of Catan, which means that the people named so also celebrate their name day on this day. And the boys born today are recommended to be named in honor of the Monk Leo.

In this case, the name will not only protect its bearer from evil and misfortune, but also through it, the strength and the best qualities of the patron saint will be transferred to the child.

And Lviv will be characterized by healthy pride, striving for high goals and perseverance in achieving them.They occupy a worthy position in society and know how to make the most pleasant impression, while maintaining cordiality and sincerity.

The Monk Leo led a pious life and devoted all his strength to serving God and his neighbors. He spent all the time in his spiritual development, constantly doing good deeds.

His merits were highly praised by believers and clergy, thanks to which he was entrusted to head the episcopal see of one of the Sicilian cities. Leo treated his duties responsibly, wishing to help those in need.

He made sure that every inhabitant of the city entrusted to him had shelter and food, he did not forget about spiritual food. But the souls of the parishioners, guided by him on the true path, confused the city sorcerer.

When he came to perform his rituals in the temple of God, Leo, full of determination, took him out of the church and together with him entered the blazing fire. The sorcerer burned out, and the bishop emerged from the flames unharmed.

And this is far from the only miracle he did, he could also heal ailments and cast out demons by the power of his prayer.

Patron Saint: Anthony of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Name meaning: Presumably the Russian form of the ancient Roman name Anthony (entering the battle).

As a rule, this is an adorable child. The charm that attracts people to him, he retains in a mature ...

Patron Saint: Athanasius of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Name meaning: Ancient Greek origin, Athanasius means: immortal. This name is rather rare today.

Men with this name are non-conflicting and kind, they can be compared with ...

Patron Saint: Basil of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Meaning of the name: Comes from an ancient Greek word meaning: royal, regal. It appeared since the times of the Persian wars and at first had the meaning of "Persian king, prince, ruler". The child loves to tinker with ...

Patron Saint: Dionysius of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Name meaning: Denis - from the Greek. Belonging to Dionysus; Dionysus in ancient mythology is the god of the vital forces of nature, the god of wine; colloquial Denisiy; old. Dionysius.

Derivatives: Deniska, Denya, Denusya, Dusya, ...

Patron Saint: John of Valaam, Monk Martyr

The meaning of the name: 1. Personality. Selected Men.

2. Character. 97%.

3. Radiation. 90%.

4. Vibration. 102,000 vibrations / s

5. Color. Orange.

6. Main features. Will is activity -...

Patron Saint: Leo of Katansky, bishop

Meaning of the name: Leo is a conscientious person. He can be smart and simple, cunning and ingenuous, but always obligatory and punctual. A reliable comrade, but Leo is somewhat unassembled, scattered over trifles ...

Patron Saint: Leonty of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Name meaning: Leonty - from the Greek. lion, colloquial Leon, spacious. Levontius.

Derivatives: Leontyushka, Leon, Onya, Lenya, Lenya, Lyova.

Patron Saint: Nikolay Rozov, Hieromartyr, Archpriest New Martyr, 2002

Meaning of the name: NIKOLAI - the winner of the peoples (Greek).

Name days: May 22 - The Monk Martyr Nicholas Vuveni, suffered from the Avars in Thesalia. December 19 - Saint Nicholas the saint, miracle worker, archbishop ...

Patron Saint: Savva of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Meaning of the name: Savva - from. Aramaic elder, from Arab bondage.

Derivatives: Savvushka, Sava, Ava.

Name days: January 25, 27, February 21, March 15, April 28, May 7, June 26, August 9, 9, 10, 12 ...

Patron Saint: Sergius of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Name meaning: From various dictionaries of names Sergey - 1) clear (Latin name); 2) highly esteemed (also from a series of Latin names).

Patron Saint: Tikhon of Valaam, Monk Martyr

Meaning of the name: TIKHON - successful (Greek).

Name days: June 29 - The Monk Tikhon of Medynsky, took monastic vows and until his death he lived in a forest in a hollow of a tree in Kaluga province and ate grass; founded there ...

Names of March 5 according to the church calendar (saints)

5/18 March

Adrian (Andrian, Andrian) - originating from the city of Adria; living on the Adriatic Sea (lat.); mature, strong (Greek);
David (David) - beloved, beloved (Heb.);
Evlampy - blessed, well shining (Greek);
Eulogius - good-speaking, eloquent, blessing (Greek);
John (Ivan) - the grace of God, God had mercy (Heb.);
Iraida (Iroida) - mistress, heroine, descendant of Hera; courageous (Greek);
Hesychiy - quiet, calm, peaceful (Greek);
Konon - employee, working, hurrying (Greek);
Constantine - constant, persistent, firm (lat.);
Mardarii (Mardar) - from Mardaria, Marda (a tribe in southern Armenia) (Greek);
Mark - hammer (Greek); dry, fading (lat.);
Nikolai - the conquering people (Greek);
Onisy (Anis) - benefit (Greek);
Theodore (Fedor) - God's gift (Greek);
Theophan - theophany, revealing God (Greek).

Do you know that...

5 (18) March - Memorial Day of the Martyr Konon Ogorodnik (Gradar). He was born in Nazareth of Galilee and lived in Mandon in southern Asia Minor. Konon was engaged in gardening, lived on the fruits of his labor. He did not know literacy, but he was an extremely devout man and led a godly life.

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