When is Agathoclia’s name day?

Agathoclia’s name day is September 17, the feast of Agathokleia the Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 30 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 17.

The saint behind the name

• Agathokleia the Martyr

  September 17, Holy Woman, Αγαθόκλεια

  St. Agathokleia was a Christian servant in the household of a pagan couple, Nicholas and Paulina. Tradition relates that her mistress tormented her for years to make her deny Christ, and at last, unable to break her, put her to death.

  Name days: Agathokleia, Agathoklia, Agathoclia

Also celebrating on September 17

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

Agathokleia, Agathoklia

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.