Aristocles’s name day is June 23, the feast of Aristocles, Demetrian and Athanasius, Martyrs of Cyprus.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 6 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 23.
The saint behind the name
Aristocles, Demetrian and Athanasius, Martyrs of Cyprus
June 23, Martyr, Αριστοκλής, Δημητριανός και Αθανάσιος
Saint Aristocles was a priest of Tamassos in Cyprus who, tradition relates, was called by a heavenly voice to go to Salamis and confess Christ. He was joined by the deacon Demetrian and the reader Athanasius. All three were arrested and beheaded there in the early fourth century, under Maximian.
Name days: Aristoklis, Aristocles, Aristokles
Also celebrating on June 23
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
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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