When is Anatolia’s name day?

Anatolia’s name day is July 3, the feast of Anatolios of Constantinople.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on July 3.

The saint behind the name

• Anatolios of Constantinople

  July 3, Hierarch, Ανατόλιος

  St. Anatolios was born in Alexandria and served as Patriarch of Constantinople in the fifth century. He took part in the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon, which confirmed the Orthodox teaching on the two natures of Christ.

  Name days: Anatolios, Anatolis, Anatoli, Anatoly, Anatole, Anatolia

Also celebrating on July 3

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

Anatolios, Anatolis, Anatoli, Anatoly, Anatole

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.