Alexei's name day: fate and days of remembrance according to the church calendar

Alexey's name day in 2022 according to the church calendar

March 28 Alexy Vinogradov, archpriest, martyr
March 30 Alexy man of God
April 5 Alexy Skorobogatov, martyr
April 18 Alexy Krotenkov, priest, martyr
May 4 Alexy (Gnevushev), Bortsurmansky, righteous, presbyter; Alexy Protopopov, martyr, priest;
May 7 Alexy Pechersky, recluse
June 2 Alexy, Metropolitan, Moscow and All Rus' (Discovery of Relics)
June 23 Alexy, Bishop, Bithynia
July 4 Alexy Skvortsov, priest, martyr
July 6 Alexy Vvedensky, priest, martyr
July 14 Alexy Drozdov, protodeacon, martyr
July 17 Alexy Romanov, Tsarevich, passion-bearer
August 2 Alexy Znamensky, archpriest, martyr
August 4 Alexy Ilyinsky, priest, martyr
August 11 Alexy Krasnovsky, priest, martyr
August 17 Alexy (Gnevushev), Bortsurmansky, righteous, presbyter (Finding of relics)
August 20 Alexy Vorobyov, archpriest, martyr
August 22 Alexy of Constantinople, martyr
August 25 Alexy, novice of the Belogorsk St. Nicholas Monastery, martyr
August 26 Alexy Vvedensky, deacon, martyr
August 27 Alexy Zverev, martyr
August 30 Alexy Velikoselsky, priest, martyr
September 4 Alexy Naumov, priest, martyr
September 12 Alexy (in the world Alexander) Nevsky, Grand Duke (Transfer of Relics)
September 16 Alexy Zinoviev, priest, martyr
September 18 Alexy Belkovsky, archbishop, martyr
September 22 Alexy Uspensky, archpriest, martyr
September 25 Alexy Voroshin, martyr
September 29 Alexy Mechev of Moscow, Archpriest, Righteous (Transfer of Relics)
October 1 Alexy Kuznetsov, priest, martyr
October 2 Alexy Zosimovsky (Soloviev), venerable, hieroschemamonk, Zosima Hermitage
October 13 Alexy Serebrennikov, martyr
October 14 Alexy Stavrovsky, archpriest, martyr
October 29 Alexy Nikonov, priest, martyr
November 3 Alexy Moskvin, priest, martyr
November 6 Alexy Neidgardt, martyr; Alexy Porfiryev, archpriest, martyr;
November 11 Alexy, martyr
November 13 Alexy of Siberia, priest, martyr
November 20 Alexy Molchanov, priest, martyr
November 22 Alexy Zadvornov, hieromonk, martyr
November 23 Alexy Gorbachev, martyr
November 27 Alexy Nikologorsky, archpriest, martyr
December 3 Alexy Nikatov, archpriest, martyr
December 5 Alexy Benemansky, archpriest, martyr
December 6 Alexy (in the world Alexander) Nevsky, Grand Duke
December 7 Alexy Tyutyunov, priest, martyr
December 10 Alexy Gavrin, martyr
December 11 Alexy Veselovsky, priest, martyr
December 15 Alexy Belkovsky, archbishop, martyr
December 17 Alexy Saburov, archpriest, martyr
December 23 Alexy Vvedensky, archpriest, martyr
December 26 Alexy Rozhdestvensky, archpriest, martyr

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Name day is the day of remembrance of the holy protector, with whose name a person is baptized. All Orthodox Christians, without exception, have their own heavenly patron.

It is believed that the Lord has given us two Angels: the Guardian Angel (protects from troubles and evil) and the holy Angel of the name that prays for our soul.

Angels see our earthly stay, illnesses, problems and infirmities, pray to God for our salvation, know about our affairs and hear our prayers of repentance. They see people’s suffering and despondency, and they never cease to intercede for us before God.

The saint whose name a person lives by is a role model. One must strive for this model in order to be worthy of it. You should definitely know the biography of your intercessor.

When they are going to baptize a child, they choose the day of the saint they like and conduct a church ceremony on this date.

Spiritual connection with the patron

On the day of the angel Alexei, no matter what date it falls to celebrate, it is always pleasant to receive congratulations. The name day holiday has more spiritual significance. It would be nice to go to church on this day and pray to your patron. Sincere prayer on such a day has enormous power.

Having paid tribute to the spiritual connection with the Lord, you can move on to material life, where congratulations and celebrations await the birthday person. It is no coincidence that on the day of an angel named Alexey or any other person, it is customary to wish for favor and protection from a patron.

Church form of the name

The name is Greek and translates as “to protect” and “to ward off.” Church form - Alexy.

In Russia, children began to be named en masse in honor of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the father of Peter the Great I.

In other countries it has different pronunciations: Oleksey, Alex, Alexis, Alexius, Lyaksey, Alexio.

Everyday Russian address is varied: Alyoshka, Leshka, Leksya, Leka, Lyokha, Leka, Alekseika, Leshenka, Alyoshenka.

The name Alexy was used to call royalty, church leaders of various ranks, military leaders and nobles.

Alexius Martyr of Constantinople

At that time, a law was passed in Byzantium on the destruction of icons, Christians were expelled from the country, and everyone who painted icons was severely punished. As an intelligent person, he did not agree with such a policy and resisted it in every possible way.

That year, the emperor ordered the removal of all icons from all sides of the temple. All residents, including Alexy of Constantinople, could not calmly observe what was happening. They approached the walls of the temple and decided to remove the stairs. At that time there was just a worker there who was removing the icons.

Alexey's character: social life

Alyoshenka is a home child, very attached to the family, modest. Quite a strong character and kindness, non-conflict - these traits will forever remain fundamental to his character. A distinctive feature of Alexey is a certain isolation, unsociability, and closedness from people.

Expects understanding and sympathy from parents and teachers, and cannot tolerate commanding tone. The boy is quite indecisive and does not like to be the center of attention. Participates in public life, but without much enthusiasm.

Alyosha lives at a leisurely, measured pace; sharp turns of fate unsettle him. Some laziness prevents his ambitious plans from coming true, but natural stubbornness will allow him to avoid stagnation in business.

Alexey is a life-loving, born conciliator who rejects violence and hostility. This is a champion of justice; it is impossible to “keep him under your thumb.”

He lives up to the meaning of his name and is a true protector of his family and environment.

Inadequately perceives criticism and comments; he is characterized by some difficulty in accepting reality. He is looking for an excuse for himself; he can find it in alcohol or seclusion.

The man has an excellent memory, curiosity, and is trusted.

Physically strong, although he gets tired quickly. Often has some kind of external or mental defect.

Marries a bright, attractive woman. For him, the important qualities in a partner are: fidelity, sincerity, cleanliness. Alexey often creates one marriage in his life, expecting understanding and care from his wife. He himself is capable of pleasing his other half, a very sensual person. Betrayal is difficult to endure and can “kill oneself.”

In a successful relationship, he is flexible and faithful, the real head of the family. He adores children, teaches them to be successful in life and not to repeat his mistakes.

All professions are submissive for a man if he is truly passionate about the work. This is a creative person, a talented artist, designer or fashion designer, who can become a writer. He is passionate about his inner world and does not tolerate other people's influence on his life.

Alyosha is passionate about nature, he loves hunting, fishing, hiking, and living in the countryside.

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Alexey is a male name of Greek origin. Translated, the name means protector. This name has always been popular in Rus'. It was worn by generals, nobles, and kings. Today the name has not lost its popularity. Modern parents are increasingly willing to name their sons Alexei.

A distinctive feature of the name is reliability and the ability to provide protection to your loved one. The boy strives for justice from a young age. He is practical and balanced. With his appearance in life it becomes warm and cozy. A kind of harmony appears around. Alexey has the nature of a peacemaker. He is calm and cheerful. He views hostility negatively. It's easy to join a new team. He quickly gains sympathy.

The most famous revered righteous people

After the death of pious and blameless people, the church canonized a considerable number of them.

Reverend Alexy was born into a senatorial family in Rome. His most humane father, a man of rare piety, fed travelers and suffering, lonely people every day. After a long time, the good spouses found offspring and had a son. The boy was brought up with love and received a good education, and upon reaching adulthood he married. But, leaving the young woman at home on their wedding night, he left his father’s house. He dressed himself in rags and asceticised at the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in the city of Edessa (Syria). Alexy ate only water and a little bread. The relatives sent to look for their son, but the envoys did not recognize Alexy as they passed by. He spent seventeen years in the church parish. He secretly left the city when they began to venerate him and asked his father for shelter, posing as a beggar. The father did not see his son in him, and for another seventeen long years he lived incognito in his home, sharing a modest meal with other guests. Before his death, he took a scroll and described his life. When the Divine voice announced to everyone where the man of God lived, he departed into another world. Relatives warmly mourned the body of their loved one. The sufferers approached the body, which radiated radiance, and received cures for their diseases. The deceased Alexy was carried with respect by the Roman Emperor and the Pontiff himself. The venerable saint is highly revered on Russian soil.
Alexy of Constantinople is a holy martyr who was tortured for icons. He came from an eminent family and was an educated man. In Byzantium, the persecution of icon painters, the destruction of icons, and the persecution of Christians began. Alexy, having witnessed the tearing of the icon of Jesus Christ from the church gates, dropped the ladder on which the desecrator was standing. He died, and the believers, along with Alexy, were thrown into prison and brutally tortured. He spent about a year in dungeons, subjected to endless torture. He was recognized by the church as a martyr. A little less than one hundred and forty years later, the body of the monk was discovered completely intact.
The holy righteous Alexy Mechev, born in the mid-nineteenth century, was dissuaded from the medical path by his mother. He studied at the Moscow Theological Seminary, served as a psalm-reader, steadfastly and resignedly enduring rude treatment from the priest. All his life he was a simple person, even when he became ordained. He opened a parochial school, his sermons were understandable to ordinary parishioners. I witnessed how, on the eve of the Great October Revolution, a tear rolled from the eyes of the Mother of God. He died in 1923, and ten years later, when reburied, the body turned out to be incorrupt. Canonized in 2000.

How to choose a name for baptism and not go to extremes

One of the most common questions during the conversation before baptism is the question of choosing a name for the future little Christian. It is relevant not only because many Lilians and Snezhans are now being baptized, and in Tatarstan there are Rustemovs and Airatovs. The point is not only in the parents’ imagination when choosing a name “according to the passport”, but also in the superstitious ideas that they need to choose a middle name so as not to be “jinxed”. How to choose a name for baptism, what you need to know about it and how not to fall into superstitious extremes - we’ll talk about this below. First, let's figure out what meaning the Christian name carries.

Holy example

In the Orthodox Church, saints are revered - people whose life path and whose loyalty and service to the Church should be an example for us. There are many saints in the Church and they served God in different capacities. Someone was a great missionary and baptized entire nations. The Church called them equal to the apostles. The other was a monk and spent his entire life in ascetic deeds. The Church calls such saints venerables. The third served God in the rank of bishop and was called a saint by the Church, and so on. The example of each of the saints is important for us, and we can and should follow it.

The saint after whom the child is named is first and foremost an example. Therefore, it is necessary to know the life of your saint! Unfortunately, now many parents name their children simply on the basis of “I like”, without having any specific saint in mind. This is probably because they themselves do not live the church life and do not know the lives of the saints.

Quite often I baptize adults and tell them that they have an amazing opportunity - to choose their own patron saint. If an adult comes with a desire to be baptized, then I ask him to read the lives of the saints and choose the one whose life and whose feat will be closer to him. After all, a saint is an example!

According to the calendar

In Rus' there was a pious tradition - to name children according to the calendar, that is, in honor of the saints whose memory falls on the closest dates to the child’s birthday. It is quite possible to name a child in this way. But you need to remember one thing: a name is a practical thing. We baptize in order to further put our faith into practice: go to church, take communion, confess. Imagine the situation. A big holiday, many communicants in the temple. A man approaches the Chalice and says that he is “God’s servant Polyeuctus” or Philogonius or some other complex name. All of them are in the calendar. But not every priest knows the calendar by heart. And there’s a long line to the Chalice! Most likely, he will ask in which church he was baptized with that name or whether he was even baptized. Still, it’s difficult to explain every time that he was baptized with a name in honor of a saint whose memory is in the calendar of such and such a date.

The practice of naming children according to the calendar is undoubtedly good. But even here you should treat everything with restraint: choose simpler names. After all, children with these names will then need to go to church and participate in the Sacraments of the Church.

Baptize as is

The simplest and, at the same time, the most ideal case is baptism with the name that is written on the birth certificate. Nikolai remains Nikolai, Alexander remains Alexander. Artem leans toward Church Slavonic Artemy, and Svetlana leans toward Fotinya. Everything here is simple and clear.