Are adult converts to Eastern Orthodoxy required to use their baptismal names outside of church?
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I'm Catholic, not Orthodox but according to this site it is something that should be done but not required
"In placing such great emphasis on this tradition and in expressing our regret that so many converts to the Orthodox Church ignore it"
"It is essential, indeed, that converts take the name of an Orthodox Saint, use it in all circumstances,"
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