John's name day according to the Catholic calendar. Name day calendar
Name day (or namesake day) is a calendar day associated with one or more names. It has a religious origin: among Orthodox and Catholics who observe church and everyday rituals. Name days are celebrated on the day of remembrance of the saint in whose honor the person was named. And this saint becomes a Guardian Angel, i.e. heavenly protector of man.
In Russia before the revolution, name days were considered a more important holiday for Orthodox residents than birthdays.
It was also previously believed that naming a child with the name of a righteous man was good, but naming a child with the name of a martyr was not good. There was an opinion among the people that revealing the name before baptism grave sin which can lead to the death of a newborn. Before baptism, the child could be given some temporary name, for example a name. It was impossible to give a newborn the name of a deceased child, so that he would not inherit his fate. It was possible to name a deceased grandfather or grandmother after them if they were happy and lucky (it was believed that fate was inherited through a generation). If a woman had only girls, she had to give the last daughter her name so that the next one would be a boy. In order to deceive the illness that stuck to the child, it was necessary to temporarily call the boy with a female name and vice versa.
On name days in Rus' they always invited many guests and tried to create a rich table. Be sure to bake a big pie with porridge. “It’s not Maslenitsa without a pancake, it’s not a name day without a pie,” people said. At the very beginning of dinner, the pie was broken over the birthday boy’s head, sprinkled with porridge. This was supposed to signify prosperity for the whole next year. And the more porridge spills on the birthday boy, the better. In addition, so that luck would not leave the birthday boy, something was required to be broken on the name day. Also, according to custom, the birthday person who was given a gift on this day, at the end of the feast, himself had to give gifts to the guests in gratitude for the fact that they came to congratulate him.
The popular name for name day is the day of the angel (saint heavenly patron often called "angel"), although the name day and the day of the angel (guardian angel) - different concepts. Angel Day is a conventional name that has nothing to do with a person’s guardian angel, whose day is celebrated on the days of all Heavenly powers.
Below are the Saints - a list of saints revered by the church. There are many saints of the same name in the Saints, therefore, when determining the name day, the saint whose memory most closely follows the person’s date of birth is selected. If a person’s name is not in the Saints, then the person is baptized with the name closest in sound: for example: Dina -
Catholic names- these are the names of the saints of the Roman Catholic Church, including saints revered in certain localities.
Some names in the Catholic calendar are the same as names in the Orthodox calendar. These are saints who were canonized before the schism of the churches that occurred in the 11th century. Adherents of the Roman Church began to be called Catholics, and adherents of the Eastern Byzantine Church - Orthodox. Since then, the canonization of saints has proceeded independently of each other.
Catholic male names by letter:
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Catholic female names by letter:
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Catholic calendar of names, like the Orthodox, was created in the tradition of venerating Christian saints. However, the different historical paths of Western and Eastern Churches identified discrepancies in names. Saints who are included in both the Catholic and orthodox calendar, were canonized before the schism of the general Christian church in 1054. After the 11th century, this process in Catholicism and Orthodoxy proceeded independently of each other. Therefore, in Catholic calendar there are not many Greek names (Athinodorus, Dositheus, Galaktion), and in the Orthodox you will not find William, Edgar and Amalia. In addition to the names mentioned in the Bible, canon include names of Latin and Germanic origin. Some catholic names have Russian analogues, for example, Lara - Lavrentiy, Angelica - Angelina, Zhanna - Joanna. The feast days of many saints in both calendars are celebrated on the same day. You just have to remember that in catholic church chronology is carried out according to Gregorian calendar (new style), and in the Orthodox - according to the Julian (old style).
Most of us firmly believe that the name given to us at birth (baptism) is almost a decisive fateful decision. This fact also applies to Catholic personal names.
Catholic names in different periods
Initially, during the existence of a single Christian Church, the list of Catholic personal names was quite short. As in Christianity, when baptized in a church, a person was named after the ascetics of the faith, canonized.
Until the 11th century, there were few of these, and, given the community of the church at that time, Catholic holy names were similar to Orthodox ones: Alexander, Anatoly, Nicholas and others, including variations taking into account linguistic features various nationalities. At a certain historical moment, Catholics joined large number Germans. Some German names were also canonized. This is how Adolf, Siegfried, Bernard and others appeared.
During the period of the Crusades, Catholics did not attend church so zealously and rarely followed all the canons. However, in the Middle Ages the situation changed: the cult of veneration of saints was revived. People gave everything greater value their name and believed in the help and protection of the saint in whose honor they were named.
Name days of Catholic names (not to be confused with the date of birth!) fall on a specific day that has religious origins. Orthodox and Catholics who observe church rituals celebrate name days on the day of remembrance of the saint after whom the person was named. True adherents of Catholicism firmly believe that this saint protects a person from misfortunes and becomes his heavenly patron.
Church Catholic names
How can you figure out which of the existing names is Catholic? The answer is simple: they are indicated in special calendars - Catholic calendars.
It is worth noting that Catholic and Orthodox calendar coincide only if the saints were canonized before the global schism of Christianity. After the division of the church, canonization in Orthodoxy and Catholicism occurred independently of each other.
Foundations Roman Catholic Church over time, they practically do not change: Catholics treat the names given to them with trepidation, not allowing them to be distorted or used in an abbreviated form. Several centuries ago, the Puritans tried to supplement the existing nomenclature with revolutionary, at that time, thematic names: Humility, Peace and others. However, the tradition did not take root, and the main register of Catholic church names remained in its original form.
What do Catholics call children?
Surprisingly, in a number of countries, to this day, during the baptism ceremony, children are given two or three names at once! Particularly zealous Catholics carefully approach the upcoming sacrament: they study Catholic names and their meanings. Thus, in their opinion, the child will be under reliable protection several guardian angels at once who will help him throughout his life’s journey.
According to another theory, Catholic aristocrats who lived in past centuries wanted to inherit the names of illustrious ancestors with each new heir (it is not for nothing that the same names are endlessly mentioned in the history of Europe with a generation difference):
- One of the names is written in accordance with Christmastide;
- The second one is assigned to them by their parents.
This is how consensus was achieved between the church and the laity.
Modern calendars are good because they contain names suitable for Catholic children of various races and nationalities. The entire transformation of Catholicism over many centuries is reflected in the modern calendar of saints.
In the list of Catholic names, every Catholic will be able to choose a worthy name (and therefore a guardian angel) for a boy or girl.
The Catholic calendar of names, like the Orthodox one, was created in the tradition of venerating Christian saints.
However, the different historical paths of the Western and Eastern Churches determined the differences in the names. The saints, who are included in both the Catholic and Orthodox calendars, were canonized before the schism of the general Christian church in 1054.
After the 11th century, this process in Catholicism and Orthodoxy proceeded independently of each other. Therefore, in the Catholic calendar there are not many Greek names (Athinodorus, Dositheus, Galaktion), and in the Orthodox calendar you will not find William, Edgar and Amalia. In addition to the names mentioned in the Bible, the Catholic calendar includes names of Latin and Germanic origin. Some Catholic names have Russian analogues, for example, Lara - Lavrentiy, Angelika - Angelina, Zhanna - Joanna. The feast days of many saints in both calendars are celebrated on the same day. You just need to remember that in the Catholic Church, chronology is carried out according to the Gregorian calendar (new style), and in the Orthodox Church, according to the Julian calendar (old style).
