Confirmation Name not a Saint

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I have a friend whose confirmation name is Jeroboam, a slightly less than ideal king of Israel. Is it possible for him to change it in this instance since the name in question is not even a saint?

Also, is there some kind of Canon Law that prohibits the use of a non-saint?
 
Canon law doesn’t say anything about confirmation names. It’s a custom in some areas/parishes to choose one and not the custom in other places. I don’t know of a circumstance where a confirmation name is used outside of the confirmation ritual itself, so there’s no point in changing it.

If your friend wants a different patron (saint) he should choose one, but it has no bearing on his confirmation.
 
Patronal names are sometimes recorded in the sacramental register, sometimes not. No self-respecting parish will change the register after the fact.
 
Michael97 said:
I have a friend whose confirmation name is Jeroboam, a slightly less than ideal king of Israel. Is it possible for him to change it in this instance since the name in question is not even a saint?

Also, is there some kind of Canon Law that prohibits the use of a non-saint?
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I don’t know anything about King Jeroboam, but King David, another slightly less than ideal king of Israel, is a saint.

Regardless, choosing a confirmation name/saint is a matter of custom, not canon law. I would say that he is free to choose a different saint as his patron.
 
babochka said:
I don’t know anything about King Jeroboam, but King David, another slightly less than ideal king of Israel, is a saint.

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I don’t think he is in the Roman church. Are you thinking of St. David, patron saint of Wales?
 
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I don’t think he is in the Roman church. Are you thinking of St. David, patron saint of Wales?
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Yes indeed St. David of Wales was born in Pembrokeshire.

From the wiki:

Saint David was a Welsh bishop of Menevia during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life
 
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I don’t think he is in the Roman church. Are you thinking of St. David, patron saint of Wales?
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According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, King David (of Old Testament fame) is considered a saint.

According to the liturgist on Zenit:

The Roman Martyrology, a liturgical book first published in the 1600, collects all of the saints and blessed officially recognized by the Church and organized according to their feast day. Those classified as saints in this book may be celebrated on their feast days, provided that the day is free of any other obligatory celebration.

Most of these saints, who far outnumber those of the general calendar, have no specific Mass formulas. Whenever they are celebrated, the most appropriate formulas are chosen from the common of saints.

Among the great saints of the Old Testament traditionally remembered in the Martyrology are the Prophet Habakkuk, celebrated on Jan. 15; Isaiah, July 6; Daniel and Elias, July 20 and 21; the Seven Maccabees and their mother, Aug. 17; Abraham, Oct. 9; and King David, Dec. 29.
 
Most of the patriarchs are saints in the Roman Martyrology calendar.

King David of Israel is a saint. St. David’s feast is on December 29, on the Roman calendar. On the Byzantine calendar, it’s 2 Sundays before Christmas.
 
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