Name days in July - a holiday for a significant number of Orthodox

The book "The Saints", where all the days of commemoration of Orthodox saints are listed and religious holidays are indicated, is a church calendar, through which names were given to babies in baptism in Russia.

The Church Calendar as a List of Orthodox Saints

List of saints throughout the history of Orthodoxy all the time replenished. So, the family of Nicholas II was recently ranked among the host of the Great Martyrs. Therefore, in the calendar very often for one day there are holidays of remembrance of several saints (a vivid example is the name day in July), and there are almost no free days left. From the earliest times in Russia the name of the newborn was given only in the church, at baptism, by the priest, in honor of the Orthodox saint, whose date of celebration fell on that day or nearby. Usually, church dates indicate the arrival of the martyr's death of a saint (though not always).

Name day - the day of the heavenly patron's acquisition

Anyway, but the child received a name, and with it - his heavenly patron. Therefore, the expression-synonym for "angel's day" also means name-days. Another word that is close in lexical sense is "name-name", which contains a "tezo" particle, that is, "like" (hence the namesake). In ancient times, it also denoted the day of the angel, but later became more specific and was only mentioned in connection with members of the imperial family. So, the name-day in July is 8 days, on which the days of commemoration of the holy Alexandrov-Nevsky, the martyr Minervin, the hegumen Svirsky and others are due. The names of all the Alexandrov Romanovs fell on these days. In the case of so many holidays in one month, and in the year, the main day of the angel is the holiday of that saint, after whom a name is given, and the rest are called "small name-days."

The number of church holidays that fall in July

Name days in July celebrate a large number of people - men and women. By the number of holidays, this month can be compared only with March and December - the months when several church holidays fall on every day. So, the record is July 6 - the day of the angel is celebrated by 11 people, on July 17 - by 17 birthday, on the 19th there are 14 holidays. In total for the name-day in July, a total of 88 days of the angel - in 65 men and 23 women. It seems that not a single boy's name has been left unreached. Here there are common and native Ivan and Stepan, and rare for our places Gallaktion and Martin.

It is clear that the holidays in July are not only exclusively Orthodox saints, the great martyrs and devotees of the whole Christian religion are revered. An example can serve as Saint Cornelius the centurion, whose commemoration day falls on July 22. This Catholic martyr is known for the fact that he was converted to Christianity by the apostle Peter himself . In Russian onomastics, the name Cornelius is rare. But the name of Roots - often. This name was worn by athletes and football players, known not only in the sports environment. But legendary it made Kornei Ivanovich Chukovsky. By the middle of the XIX century, the secular moods in society were so strong that babies were called "without looking at the" Svyattsy ", as evidenced by artistic prose. But at baptism even the most "original" name was selected close in sounding church, because with him a man fell under the heavenly protection of his angel.

Choosing a name for a newborn is an excuse to look into the "Svyattsy"

The richest choice is the name-day in July. Boys can be called any of 65 names, because now they do not adhere to the strict date of baptism - the 40th day after birth. And the rite can be performed on the day of the saint, who wears the desired name. Terenty, Innocent, Irakly, Thaddeus, Arkhip are on this list along with the most popular Russian names - Vladimir, Dmitry, Peter, Sergey, Ivan and so on.

The list of women's names is much more modest, but it also gives room for choice. For example, the name Tatiana, which has its big and popular holiday on January 25 - Tatiana's Day. In his honor were put the same name films, songs were composed. But in July, on the 17th, women who bear this name can mark their angel's day. Like Olga, Alexandra, Maria, Martha and Anastasia. A wonderful day for celebrating the name-day in July. Girls from time immemorial are called by these names, they still do not lose their popularity, except Martha. But, as you know, the fashion for names, like everything, comes and goes. There is some popular hit (like the song "Marina"), goes to the cartoon screens about the mysterious Anastasiya Romanova - and thousands of girls are named by these names. One day, and Martha and Vasilisa will wait for their high point.