Name day of George. Days of the Name-Day of George (Yuri)

Name days are a holiday, which is also called the Day of the Angel. In essence, it is dedicated to a saint whose name is given to a person. Such a saint of God is considered a heavenly patron and intercessor before God for all who are named in his honor. Accordingly, the holiday of the name-day is a purely Christian tradition. So it does not make sense to celebrate those who hold different views. Below, we will look at the days for George's name-day.

About Name Day

Names are determined solely by the name with which the person was baptized. Those who did not pass this rite of initiation into the tradition of Christianity in principle can not celebrate the name day. The name in baptism is given in honor of a saint who later becomes a heavenly patron of the newly baptized. This special spiritual connection remains for life. Day of the name day is the day in which the church honors the memory of this saint.

It often happens that several saints have the same name. But the patron will still be only one of them. If it is not known for certain, in honor of which saint from the list of saints of the Lord with the same name of a person was baptized, then the patron is chosen by the date of birth: that holy namesake whose memory in the church calendar is closest to the person's birthday, that is his defender. However, if you feel a special connection with some other of the saints of the same name, you can choose him.

Name Day of George

Most of the boys with the name George are baptized in honor of the holy martyr George the Victorious, whose image is decorated with the state emblem and Russian coins of a small denomination. The rider that pierces the spear of the dragon, it is he - George the serpent, bearing the victory. However, this is by no means the only saint in the Orthodox saints with such a noble Greek name, which was once called Zeus himself. Let's see what other days Georgina's name-day can be in the church calendar.

June

In June, on the 19th, the memory of St. George is celebrated. This is a sort of holy ghost, in the sense that the memory of him in the church has been preserved, but his life is not known.

July

July 4 - George's name day, baptized in memory of the same-name holy confessor, archimandrite, who died in Nizhny Novgorod in 1932, and during the life of the Soviet authorities, who repeatedly suffered from repression.

The definition of "ghost" also applies to the other St. George, who is on the saints July 16th. However, there are many such saints.

August

On August 3 and 13 two holy martyrs Georgii are honored by the church. Both of them are not known.

September

September 21 - holy confessor Yuri (Mkheidze), archimandrite. He died in the 60s in Georgia.

October

On October 2, the memory of the holy bishop Georgy Olgovich, the Grand Duke of Kiev and Chernigov, is honored. In the world he bore the name of Igor, and the name with which he entered the saints, he was given with a violent monastic vows, after the conspiracy, the prince was deposed from the throne. Subsequently, the enemies of his clan did not spare the monk of princely blood. He was taken to the massacre right from the liturgy and threw the corpse to the trampling in the middle of the town square.

November

November 20 is celebrated the name day of George, named after the martyr George (Yurenev). During his lifetime, he worked as a judge in the city of Vitebsk, until in the 1920s he was expelled from the city. In the 30s he was accused of counterrevolutionary activity and sentenced first to the camps, and then, on November 20, 1937, for belonging to one of the branches of the catacomb Orthodox church, to death.

December

On December 16, the church recalls the holy confessor Georgy Sedov. During his lifetime, he was a layman, who suffered at the hands of the Soviet authorities in the 1930s and 1940s. He served as a prefect in various churches, until a ladder hit him in the Resurrection Tutayevsky Cathedral. From the injuries he suffered a year later, he died.

December 31 is the day of the memory of St. George Stolpnik. Where this saint fought, it is not known.

January

January 30 is the day of the name day of Yuri, named after the martyr of the same name, who suffered in 1838 at the hands of Muslims who accused the young man of betraying Islam. Forcing him to accept the religion of the prophet Muhammad, he refused to renounce Christ, for which he was hanged on the city gates in the city of Paramitia, Turkey.

February

On February 10, the memory of the unknown St. George is honored. Only the name has survived.

February 17 - the memory of Yuri, the holy prince of Vladimir. One of the Russian holy princes.

March

March 23 - the Monk George. The place of achievement is unknown.

March 18 - martyr Yuri. The date of death did not save the legend.

April

April 17 - the Monk from the Peloponessus. Lived and died in one of the local monasteries.

April 26 is the day of the birthday of George - another unknown saint. Again, only the name was preserved.

May

May 6 - at once three sacred namesakes: Shenkursky holy fool, Ptolemaic miracle-worker, and also George the Victorious. The last of these is the Great Martyr, beheaded in 303 or 304. During his lifetime he was a military commander and one of the favorites of Emperor Diocletian, until he confessed to him openly that he professes Christianity. Eight days of the martyr were tortured, trying to achieve renunciation from him, but, not having achieved success, were put to death.

May 10 is the day of the memory of George, the brother of the holy Stylist Simeon of Cilicia. In addition, there is no more information about him.

Conclusion

This is the main list of saints bearing the name of George. Orthodox names can be timed to the memory of other saints - little-known or not included in the general church edition of the saints. So in choosing your patron you can show flexibility and turn, for example, to the list of Arab Orthodox saints, who are practically unknown in Russia.

Name Day of St. George in the church calendar is considered a holiday for a person in the afternoon, similar to Birthday. However, on this day it is necessary not only to have fun, but also first of all to show respect and honor the memory of your patron, praying in the church at the Liturgy and receiving Holy Mysteries.