Confirmation Saint

[Jerok]

Hi, I’m wondering about when the practice of choosing a confirmation saint came into practice?

I’m a male thinking about Mary as my confirmation saint. But I’m just curious as to when people started doing this? Thanks!

 

[puzzleannie]

it probably began in the days when pagans were converted and brought into the Church through baptism and confirmation, and the necessity to give them a Christian name to replace the pagan name which may have had negative anti-Christian connotations. they would have chosen the name of Mary, an apostle or an early martyr as a patron.

 

[Elizium23]

I think that Mary would be a wonderful choice for you, or anyone!

I chose Katherine of Alexandria as my saint, and it gave quite a shock to my pastor and the bishop, but I am very happy with her and I wouldn’t change for the world.

 

[bpbasilphx]

I would recommend taking a mascuine form of the name: Mario or Marion.

The Greek form Panagiotis (from Panagia: All-Holy) would not work in English.

 

[tinalewis]

My 2 cents: Our Blessed Mother wasn’t named Mario or Marion. If you want to honor her, choose the name for her that’s in the Divine Praises: Mary.

I’m a woman and I chose a male saint’s name for my confirmation name: Andrew. And because it’s my confirmation name, my husband sometimes calls me “Andrew” for fun, and I love it.

 

[Young_Thinker]

My 2 cents: Our Blessed Mother wasn’t named Mario or Marion. If you want to honor her, choose the name for her that’s in the Divine Praises: Mary.

I’m a woman and I chose a male saint’s name for my confirmation name: Andrew. And because it’s my confirmation name, my husband sometimes calls me “Andrew” for fun, and I love it.

Yes, but it is still a way of actual naming oneself(I hope that I am not being intrusive). As for any prospective children which I may have, I shall always name according to their gender(likely “coining” names like Maricarme’line). As a man, if I, too, were selecting Her as my confimational saint, I would choose something like “Marius” or even “Marijoseph” as my corresponding name. I feel that “Mario” is strictly for native speakers(and their recent descendants) of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese.

 

[Jerok]

it probably began in the days when pagans were converted and brought into the Church through baptism and confirmation, and the necessity to give them a Christian name to replace the pagan name which may have had negative anti-Christian connotations. they would have chosen the name of Mary, an apostle or an early martyr as a patron.

Thanks. This is the kind of answer I’m looking for. Is there any writing on when the practice to pick a confirmation saint came about?