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When is Abram’s name day?

Abram’s name day is October 9, the feast of Abraham and Lot the Righteous.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 22 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on October 9.

The saint behind the name

  • Abraham and Lot the Righteous

    October 9, Saint, Αβραάμ και Λωτ

    Abraham was called by God to leave his homeland and go to the land of promise, and received the promise that in his seed all nations would be blessed. He is honored as the father of the faithful for his obedience, above all in his readiness to offer his son Isaac.

    Name days: Avraam, Abraham, Abram, Avram, Lot

Also celebrating on October 9

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Avraam, Abraham, Avram, Lot

What to say on a name day

The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.

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