Nine birthday boys celebrate their Angel Day on October 14, 2022

October 14 is the day of the great Orthodox holiday called the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God. The patroness of the Cossacks and farmers, protector and comforter of lovers, support for Orthodox souls in the fight against demonic temptations is commemorated on this day in all churches. The Venerable Roman the Sweet Singer is also commemorated with her.

Despite the presence of one birthday person, it is necessary to remember about others. On this day, the name day is celebrated by bearers of two female names and 14 male names.

How does the zodiac sign influence the lives of people who celebrate Angel Day on October 14

People born on this day are distinguished by their generosity, responsiveness, ambition and breadth of soul. They know how to steadfastly endure all the hardships of fate, while extremely rarely complaining about life. Birthday people on October 14 know how to combine healthy pragmatism and creativity. They are prudent and goal-oriented, they clearly understand what they want from life and how this can be achieved.

Birthday people on October 14 are very reserved individuals. They always try to control themselves and do not allow their emotions to break free. These people enjoy every day, they do not strive for an eternal holiday, and therefore because of this they often miss the brightest moments in life.

The zodiac sign of those born on October 14 is Libra. He endows his charges with special fortitude and fortitude. They have well-developed intuition. They are ambitious and stubborn when it comes to anything truly important to them.

Signs for October 14

When the Intercession comes, many take a closer look at the world around them, recording signs that should suggest the future:

• The first frosts arrive on Pokrov.
• What kind of Veil - this will be the whole winter.
• If by the time of the holiday all the cranes have already left their land, then winter will come early and will be very fierce.
• If there are no leaves left on the branches of the birch and oak before the Intercession, the winter will be very warm.
• Until the Intercession, golden autumn persists, and after it comes the winter cold.
• The veil covers the earth's firmament, sometimes with a leaf of gold, and sometimes with silvery snow.
• If the squirrel changed its coat before the Intercession, then a good winter is expected.
• On Pokrov it is impossible to stay warm at night without a stove and firewood.
• If the wind blows from the east or north, expect a cold winter.
• If the first sparkling snow appeared on the day of Intercession, then snow will fall on November 8, that is, on Dmitry.
• If it snows on Pokrov, it will snow on Christmas as well.
• During snow cover, the bear will hide in its den until Sotnik’s Login (Oct. 29).
• Rain on Pokrov means that it will be a gray and wet autumn.
• On a clear sunny day, autumn will drag on for Pokrov. There won't be any snow until Michaelmas.

Most of these signs are still considered by middle-aged people when planning their everyday life. And in fact, try to compare possible clues with reality yourself. Perhaps they will be more accurate than the weather forecast, who knows.

List of female church names for October

From time immemorial, parents named their children according to the Saints, according to the church charter. This gave the child a heavenly patron. The table below will help you make the right choice of church name for girls born in October.

October
October 1	Ariadne, Euphrosyne, Irina, Sophia, Teresa
2 October	Zosima
October 3	Tatiana, Theopistia
The 4th of October	Agnia, Vassa
October 5	And she
October 6	Iraida, Xanthippe (Xanthippe), Polyxenia, Rebekah
October 7th	Thekla
October 8	Euphrosyne, Laura, Theodulia, Tatta
October 9	Hira
October 10	Aquilina, Gayania, Dorothea, Epicharia, Zina, Fevronia
October 11	Zosima, Kuksha, Maria, Juliania
October 12	Agricola, Casdoia, Petronia
October 13	Gayania (Gaiania), Maria, Hripsimia
October 14	Vera, Gothia, Denegotia, Digna, Saturnina, Favstina
October 15	Aurelia, Anna, Teresa, Justina (Justina, Ustinya)
October 16	Feodosia, Yadviga
17 October	Virinea (Veronica), Damara, Domnina, Jonah, Callisthenia, Prosdoka (Proscudia)
October 18	Jonah, Mamelpha (Manetha), Charitina
October 19	Erotiida, Laura
The 20th of October	Adeline, Alina, Pelageya
October 21	Pelageya, Petronia, Taisiya, Ursula
22 of October	Athanasia, Poplia
October 23	Evlampia, Mina
October 24	Quiz, Zinaida, Filonilla
the 25th of October	Anfiya, Domnika
October 26	Agafonika, Zlata, Papila, Khrisiya
27th October	Praskovya
28 of October	Vevey
29th of October	Viola, Eupraxia, Euphrosyne
October 30	Hosea
October 31	Kirmidola (m), Chrysa (Zlata)

What names are suitable?

Women's name days in October are celebrated by girls born under the signs of Libra and Scorpio. The most popular girl names in October:

• Ariadne;
• Euphrosyne;
• Irina;
• Sofia;
• Tatiana;
• Maria;
• Praskovya;
• Raisa;
• Ulyana;
• Juliana;
• Alexandra;
• Apollinaria;
• Faith;
• Justina;
• Veronica;
• Pelagia;
• Taisiya;
• Zinaida;
• Dominica and others.

All people are different, and giving your daughter a name according to the Saints does not guarantee that the person will have the character described above. The name of a Saint in itself does not provide a person with the development of a certain amount of qualities.

Men's name day October 14

AlexanderDerived from the ancient Greek words “alex”, which translates as “to protect” and “andros” - “man”. The literal translation is “protector of the people.” Martyr Alexander.Ananiy Jewish name. Hebrew meaning is “the grace of God.” Memory of the Apostle Ananias. GregoryMeaning from ancient Greek “vigilant, not sleeping.” Memory of St. Gregory of Athos. Domnin Latin male name. Diminutive of the name Domn. Memory of the Venerable Domnin of Thessalonica. Donat The male name comes from Latin. Meaning "gifted". Martyr Donatus.EvagriusAncient Greek name. Literally translated as “good field.” Martyr Evagrius. EuprobusDerived from ancient Greek. Means "blessed." Martyr Evprob. Ivan
CasteDerived from Hebrew. Literally translated it means “God’s grace (mercy).” Memory of St. John Kukuzel.
Derived from Latin. The meaning in translation is “pure, flawless.” Martyr KastKyriak The name comes from ancient Greek. Literally translated as “born on Sunday.” Criscent is a Latin male name. Meaning: "growing". Martyr Criscent.MartialThe name comes from Latin. It means “dedicated to Mars.” Martyr Martial. Michael Hebrew name. Means "like god." Memory of the Venerable Martyr Michael, Abbot of Zovia. Passik of Greek origin. Meaning: "omnipotent." Martyr Passik.PeterAncient Greek name. Meaning "stone, rock". Martyr Peter of Kazan. Prop (Rev.) Name of Latin origin. It means “close, sincere.” Martyr Prop. Prim Latin name. Means "first". Martyr Priscus Derived from Latin. Means "old, ancient." Martyr Priscus.Roman From the Latin word “romanus”, which translates as “Roman, Roman”. Memory of the Venerable Roman the Sweet Singer. Savva has two versions of origin. Meaning from Aramaic “grandfather, old man”, the ancient Greek name means “captivity, captivity”. Venerable Savva of Vishera, Novgorod. Januarius is translated from Latin as “dedicated to the god Janus.”

Saints names for boys in October: meaning, origin, patron saint

We will also tell you which names are suitable for children born in November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September.

October 1

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexei	from Greek	protective	Holy Martyr Alexy Kuznetsov, priest (new martyr)
Arkady	from Greek	resident of Arcadia	Saint Arcady of Novgorod, bishop
Boris	from Old Slavic Borislav	glorious in the fight	Holy Martyr Boris Bogolepov, priest (new martyr)
Benjamin	from Hebrew Benjamin	son of the right hand, beloved son	Holy Martyr Veniamin Blagonadezhdin, priest (new martyr)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Chekalov, priest (new martyr)
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John Vasiliev, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Hilarion	from Greek	funny	Venerable Hilarion of Optina
Konstantin	from Greek	permanent, persistent	Holy Martyr Konstantin Tverdislov, priest (new martyr)
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Skobilev, priest (new martyr)
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter Dyakonov, priest (new martyr)
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergei Vedernikov (new martyr)

2 October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexei	from Greek	protective	Venerable Alexy Zosimovsky, hieroschemamonk
Gabriel	from the biblical Gabriel	God is my strength	Holy Blessed Igor of Chernigov, Prince (in baptism - George, in monasticism - Gabriel)
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller
Igor	from Scandinavian Ingvar	warrior of the god Inga
David	from Hebrew	Darling	Holy Blessed David of Yaroslavl, Prince
Konstantin	from Greek	permanent, persistent	Holy Blessed Konstantin Yaroslavsky, Prince
Makar	from Greek	blissful, happy	Venerable Macarius of Vysokoezersk
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Figurov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Trofim	from Greek	breadwinner	Holy Martyr Trophimus of Phrygia (Sinad)
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Holy Blessed Theodore of Smolensk (Yaroslavl), Prince

October 3

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Tetyuev, priest (new martyr)
Basil	from Greek	regal	Reverend Oleg Bryansky, Prince (monastically Vasily)
Oleg	from Scandinavian Helga	sacred
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Venerable John the Farsighted (Egyptian)
Hilarion	from Greek	funny	Venerable Hilarion
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Holy Blessed Michael of Chernigov, Prince
Ostap	from Greek Eustathius	stable	Great Martyr Eustathius of Rome (Placis)
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Martyr Theodore of Chernigov

The 4th of October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Belyakov, priest (new martyr)
Alexei	from Greek	protective	Holy Martyr Alexy Serebryannikov (new martyr)
Andrey	from Greek	courageous	Holy Martyr Andrew of Ephesus, presbyter
Valentine	from Latin	strong, strong	Holy Martyr Valentin Nikolsky, priest (new martyr)
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Krymkin, priest (new martyr)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Pravdolyubov (new martyr)
Daniel	from Hebrew	My God is the judge	Venerable Daniel of Shuzhgorsky
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Saint Demetrius of Rostov, Metropolitan
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John Bystrov, priest (new martyr)
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will multiply	Venerable Joseph of Vologda (Zaonikievsky)
Kondrat / Kondratiy	from Greek	square, broad shouldered	Apostle from 70 Kondrat
Konstantin	from Greek	permanent, persistent	Holy Martyr Konstantin Shirokinsky, priest (new martyr)
Lavr, Lavrentiy	—	bay tree	Venerable Lawrence
Nestor	from Greek	returned home	Holy Martyr Nestor
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter of Sakharov, priest (new martyr)

October 5

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Righteous Alexander
Benjamin	from Hebrew Benjamin	son of the right hand, beloved son	Holy Martyr Benjamin of the Resurrection (Romanovsky), bishop
Kozma	from Greek	world order, universe	Venerable Cosmas of Zografsky
Makar	from Greek	blissful, happy	Saint Macarius Zhabynsky (Belevsky), wonderworker
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nicholas
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Righteous Peter the African

October 6

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Andrey	from Greek	courageous	Holy Martyr Andrew of Syracuse
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	1. Holy Martyr John of Syracuse 2. Saint John the Prophet (Forerunner, Baptist of the Lord)
Innocent	from Latin	innocent	Saint Innocent of Moscow, Kolomna (Veniaminov)
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nicholas Pandopolos
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter of Syracuse

October 7th

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Andrey	from Greek	courageous	Holy Martyr Andrew of Syracuse
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	Saint Anton the New (Monemvasian), bishop
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Vinogradov (new martyr)
Vitaly	from Latin	vital	Venerable Vitaly Kokorev, monk (new martyr)
Vladislav	from ancient Slavic	owner of fame	Saint Vladislav of Serbia, Prince
David	from Hebrew	Darling	Reverend David
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Pavel Berezin, priest (new martyr)
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius Mikhailov (new martyr)
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	Saint Stephen of Serbia, King

October 8

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Afanasy	from Greek	immortal	Venerable Athanasius of Cherepovets (Iron Staff)
Hermann	from Latin	true, dear	Herman of Kazan (Sviyazhsk), archbishop
Eugene	from Greek	noble	Holy Martyr Eugene of Damascus
Maksim	from Latin	greatest	Holy Martyr Maximus of Damascus
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Rev. Nicholas Trikkokit
Ostap	from Greek Eustathius	stable	Venerable Eustathius of Rome
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Pavel Berezin, priest (new martyr)
Prokhor	from Greek	the one who goes in front of the choir	Holy Martyr Prochorus of Nicomedia, Bishop
Novel	from Latin	Roman	Holy Martyr Roman
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Venerable Sergius of Radonezh

October 9

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Levitsky, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Afanasy	from Greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Afanasy Dokukin, priest (new martyr)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Vyatsky, priest (new martyr)
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Dmitry Rozanov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Ephraim	from Semitic Ephraim	prolific	Venerable Martyr Efimy of Zografsky
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Evangelist Ivan Theologian
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Gusev
Tikhon	from Greek	lucky	Saint Tikhon (Belavin), Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'

October 10

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Aristarch	from Greek	best ruler	Holy Martyr Aristarchus of Alamea, Bishop
Victor	from Latin	winner	Reverend Victor, abbot
Hermann	from Latin	true, dear	Holy Martyr German Volsky (Kosolapov), bishop (new martyr)
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Dmitry Shishokin, priest (new martyr)
Ignat	from Latin	fiery	Venerable Ignatius of Glubokorechensky (Cappadocia), abbot
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Apostle and evangelist Mark (John) of Alexandria (Babylon), bishop
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Holy Martyr Michael Platonov, priest (new martyr)
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter of Polyansky (Krutitsky), Metropolitan (New Martyr)
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Fyodor of Epiphany, priest (new martyr)

October 11

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander of Kalitsky (Kalutiysky), blacksmith
Valentine	from Latin	strong, strong	Righteous Valentine Kadentin
Vyacheslav	from ancient Slavic	most glorious	Blagoverny Vyacheslav of Czech, prince
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller	Saint George Lavrov (new martyr)
Hilarion	from Greek	funny	Venerable Martyr Hilarion Gromov, hieromonk (new martyr)
Kirill	from Greek	Lord	Venerable Kirill of Radonezh, schemamonk
Mark	from Latin	hammer	1. Holy Martyr Mark 2. Venerable Mark of Pechersk
Ostap	from Greek Eustathius	stable	Martyr Eustathius of Rome
Rodion	from Greek Herodion	hero, heroic	Venerable Herodion of Iloezersky, schemamonk
Khariton	from Greek	one who showers favors	Venerable Khariton, confessor
Eldar	from Greek Iliodor	Gift of the Sun	Holy Martyr Iliodor

October 12

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John of Riga (Pommer), Archbishop (new martyr)

October 13

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Orlov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Alexei	from Greek	protective	Martyr Alexy Serebrennikov (new martyr)
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Guryev, priest (new martyr)
Vyacheslav	from ancient Slavic	most glorious	Holy Martyr Vyacheslav Zankov, priest (new martyr)
Gregory	from Greek	awake	Holy Martyr Gregory of Armenia, bishop (new martyr)
Leonid	from Greek	descended from a lion	Holy Martyr Leonid Prendkovich, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Matvey	from New Testament Matthew	bestowed by God	Holy Martyr Matthew Soloviev (new martyr)
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Saint Michael of Kyiv, Metropolitan
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter Solovyov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Semyon	from Hebrew Simeon	the one whom God heard	Holy Martyr Simeon Lileev, Archpriest (New Martyr)

October 14

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Agafonnikov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Alexei	from Greek	protective	Holy Martyr Alexy Stavrovsky, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller	Holy Martyr George of Arkhangelsk. priest (new martyr)
Gregory	from Greek	awake	Venerable Gregory of Athos
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Venerable John Kukuzel
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Venerable Martyr Michael of Zoviysky, abbot
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Kuligin, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Saint Peter, bishop
Novel	from Latin	Roman	Venerable Roman the Sweet Singer (Constantinople), deacon
Savva	from Aramaic	old man	Venerable Savva of Novgorod (Vishera)
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Theodore of Kazan

October 15

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Andrey	from Greek	courageous	Saint Andrew of Constantinople
Boris	Old Slavic Borislav	glorious in the fight	Holy Martyr Boris of Kazan
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily of Kazan
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller	Holy Martyr George of Athos
David	from Hebrew	Darling	Holy Martyr David of Aragvet, Prince
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Dmitry of Kazan (new martyr)
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John of Kazan
Cassian	Roman family name	from the Cassiev family	Venerable Cassian of Uglich
Konstantin	from Greek	permanent, persistent	Holy Martyr Constantine of Aragvetsky, Prince
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Holy Martyr Michael of Kazan
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter of Kazan
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	Holy Martyr Stephen of Kazan
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Feodor of Kazan
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Holy Martyr Jacob of Kazan

October 16

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	Rev. Anton Medvedev
Denis	from Greek Dionysus	God of fertility and winemaking	1. Holy Martyr Dionysius of Athens (Areopagite), bishop 2. Dionysius of Pechersk (Shchepa), hieromonk
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Saint John of Caesarea (Hozebite), bishop
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Paul
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter

17 October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Basil	from Greek	regal	Venerable Martyr Vasily Tsvetkov, Archimandrite (New Martyr)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Blessed Vladimir Yaroslavich of Novgorod, Prince
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Demetrius Ascension, priest (new martyr)
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Tverdovsky, priest (new martyr)
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Vereshchagin, priest (new martyr)
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Venerable Paul the Simple
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter the Capitoline (Damascus)
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	Holy Righteous Stefan of Serbia (Shchilyanovich). king
Tikhon	from Greek	lucky	Holy Martyr Tikhon of Arkhangelsk, priest (new martyr)
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Holy Martyr Jacob Bobyrev, priest (new martyr)

October 18

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Gabriel	from the biblical Gabriel	God is my strength	Holy Confessor Gabriel Igoshkin, Archimandrite (New Martyr)
Gregory	from Greek	awake	Venerable Gregory of Khandztia (Georgian), Archimandrite
Demyan	from Latin Damian	one who is dedicated to the goddess Damia	Saint Damian the Healer of Pechersk
Denis	from Greek Dionysus	God of fertility and winemaking	Saint Dionysius of Alexander, bishop
Evdokim	from Greek	glorious	Venerable Eudokim of Vatopedi (Athos)
Kozma	from Greek	world order, universe	Saint Cosmas the Monk
Matvey	from New Testament Matthew	bestowed by God	Venerable Matvey of Pechersk (the Perspicacious)

October 19

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John Rybin, priest (new martyr)
Makar	from Greek	blissful, happy	Venerable Martyr Macarius of Athos
Thomas	biblical	twin	Holy Martyr Thomas Didymus

The 20th of October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Demyan	from Latin Damian	one who is dedicated to the goddess Damia	Saint Damian of Suzapol, bishop
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will multiply	Venerable Joseph Khutsi (Moheevsky), wonderworker
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Pope Mark
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nicholas of Kazan, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Venerable Sergius of Murom (Vologda)
Julian / Julius	Roman family name	—	Holy Martyr Julian of Terrakin

October 21

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Ozeretskovsky, priest (new martyr)
Victor	from Latin	winner	Holy Martyr Viktor Frolov (new martyr)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Speransky, priest (new martyr)
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Demetrius of Mozhaisky (Dobroserdov), Archbishop (new martyr)
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John Khrenov, deacon (new martyr)
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Kuzmin (new martyr)
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Pavel Preobrazhensky, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter Nikotin, Archpriest (New Martyr)

22 of October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Konstantin	from Greek	permanent, persistent	Holy Martyr Konstantin Aksenov, priest (new martyr)
Maksim	from Latin	greatest	Holy Martyr Maximus of Antioch
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Venerable Peter of Galatia (Constantinople)
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	Saint Stephen the Blind of Serbia, Prince
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Apostle of 12 Jacob Alfeev

October 23

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Andrey	from Greek	courageous	Saint Andrew of Totemsky
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	Venerable Martyr Anthony of Zografsky
Basil	from Greek	regal	Venerable Vassian (Basily) of Constantinople, wonderworker
Efim	from Greek Euthymius	pious	Venerable Martyr Euthymius of Zografsky
Hilarion	from Greek	funny	Venerable Martyr Hilarion of Zografsky
Innocent	from Latin	innocent	Venerable Innocent of Penza (Smirnov), bishop
Kirill	from Greek	Lord	Venerable Martyr Cyril of Zografsky
Kozma	from Greek	world order, universe	Venerable Martyr Cosmas of Zografsky
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Venerable Martyr Pavel Zografsky
Savva	from Aramaic	old man	Venerable Martyr Savva of Zografsky
Semyon	from Hebrew Simeon	the one whom God heard	Venerable Martyr Simeon of Zografsky
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Venerable Martyr Sergius of Zografsky
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	Saint Stephen of Ephesus, bishop
Thomas	biblical	twin	Venerable Martyr Thomas of Zografsky, Abbot
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Venerable Martyr Jacob of Zograf

October 24

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Grivsky, priest (new martyr)
Philip	from Greek	someone who loves horses	Apostle Philip from 70

the 25th of October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Pozdeevsky, priest (new martyr)
Bogdan	from Greek Theodotus	given by God	Venerable Theodotus of Ephesus, Bishop
Denis	from Greek Dionysus	God of fertility and winemaking	Holy Martyr Dionysius Glushitsky, abbot
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Prophet John the Baptist (Prophet, Baptist of the Lord)
Lavr, Lavrentiy	—	bay tree	Venerable Martyr Lavrentiy Levchenko (new martyr)
Kozma	from Greek	world order, universe	Saint Cosmas of Svyatogradets (Maium), bishop
Makar	from Greek	blissful, happy	Venerable Macarius Glushitsky, abbot
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Saint Nicholas of Alma-Atinky (Mogilev), Metropolitan (martyr)
Ostap	from Greek Eustathius	stable	Saint Eustathius of Kiysk (Bifynsk), bishop
Taras	from Greek	one who causes confusion	Venerable Tarasy Glushitsky, abbot

October 26

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	Venerable Anton of Chkondidsky (Glonistavisdze), Archbishop
Benjamin	from Hebrew Benjamin	son of the right hand, beloved son	1. Holy Martyr Benjamin of Persia 2. Saint Benjamin of Pechersk
Innocent	from Latin	innocent	Holy Martyr Innocent Kikin, priest (new martyr)
Nikita	from Greek	winners	Venerable Nikita of Constantinople
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Ermolov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Trofim	from Greek	breadwinner	Martyr Trofim
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Saint James

27th October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ignat	from Latin	fiery	Venerable Ignatius the New of Methym, bishop
Kozma	from Greek	world order, universe	Venerable Cosmas Yakhromsky
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Holy Martyr Michael the Lector, priest (new martyr)
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter Lebedev, priest (new martyr)

28 of October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Afanasy	from Greek	immortal	Saint Athanasius of Kovrov, bishop (new martyr)
Denis	from Greek Dionysus	God of fertility and winemaking	Saint Dionysius of Suzdal, Archbishop
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Dmitry Kasatkin, priest (new martyr)
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Saint John of Suzdal (Nizhny Novgorod), bishop
Efim	from Greek Euthymius	pious	Venerable Euthymius the New Thessalonica, hierodeacon
Semyon	from Hebrew Simeon	the one whom God heard	Holy Martyr Simeon Konyukhov, priest (new martyr)

29th of October

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexei	from Greek	protective	Holy Martyr Alexy Nikonov, priest (new martyr)
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller	Holy Martyr George of Trinity, priest (new martyr)
Eugene	from Greek	noble	Holy Martyr Evgeniy Elkhovsky, priest (new martyr)
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John Zasedatelev, priest (new martyr)
Terenty	Roman family name	—	Martyr Terenty

October 30

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander of Semipalatinsk (Shchukin), Archbishop (new martyr)
Andrey	from Greek	courageous	Venerable Martyr Andrew of Crete
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	Venerable Anthony of Novgorod (Leokhnovsky), bishop
Demyan	from Latin Damian	one who is dedicated to the goddess Damia	Holy Martyr Damian of Arabia (Cilicia)
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will multiply	Holy Catholicos Joseph of Georgia
Kozma	from Greek	world order, universe	Holy Martyr Cosmas of Arabia (Cilicia)

October 31

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Andrey	from Greek	courageous	Holy Martyr Andrew of the Resurrection, priest (new martyr)
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will multiply	Venerable Joseph of Volotsky (Volokolamsk), abbot
Gabriel	from the biblical Gabriel	God is my strength	Holy Martyr Gabriel of Egypt
David	from Hebrew	Darling	Venerable David of Serpukhov
Luke	from Latin	light	Saint Evangelist Luke
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Sokolov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius Bazhanov, priest (new martyr)
Semyon	from Hebrew Simeon	the one whom God heard	Reverend Simeon
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Saint Theodore
Julian / Julius	Roman family name	—	Saint Julian the Persian

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The holiday should be spent with your family, going to a festive service in the morning. Among the people, Intercession Day is marked by the completion of field work and grazing of livestock. Villagers are preparing for cold weather. At this time, the wedding season began and round dances stopped. They were replaced by gatherings (a type of leisure time for young peasants).

What not to do on Intercession? Today it is strictly forbidden to work hard, do any housework, or physically overwork. You are also prohibited from sewing, washing, cooking, and housekeeping. You cannot quarrel, gossip or use foul language. True believers are strictly forbidden to cast spells, tell fortunes, or practice magic. You cannot borrow or lend money on Pokrov - according to popular beliefs, this can most likely ruin the relationship between people who decide to borrow on the great holiday. Meat and dairy dishes cannot be served on Pokrov. Fish, vegetable dishes cooked in vegetable oil, and wine are blessed.

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Women's name day October 14

VeraThe literal translation of the ancient Greek name Pistis. Meaning: "truth". Martyr Vera.GothiaMartyr Gothia.DenegotiaAncient Greek female name. Meaning: "divine". Martyr Denegotia.DignaDerived from Latin. Means "worthy". Martyr Digna. Saturnitsa Female version of the male name Satornius. Martyr of Saturn. Faustina Derived from the Latin word “faustus,” which translates as “happy.” Martyr Favstina.

Today is the great feast of the Intercession of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. The chasuble (from the Greek word “omophorion,” which translates as a covering) and the belt of the Virgin Mary were brought by pilgrims from Jerusalem to the Blachernae Church in Constantinople, where they were kept. In the ninth century, the Rus, our ancestors, then still pagans, besieged the city. During the service, the Mother of God appeared to the defenders of Constantinople and covered them with her robe. The omophorion was lowered into the coastal waters, and a storm immediately arose and scattered the Russian boats.