When is Augustina’s name day?

Augustina can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Augustina is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Augustina the Martyr

  May 8, Holy Woman, Αυγουστίνα

  The synaxarion records the martyr Augustina, who suffered for Christ in Constantinople. The circumstances of her martyrdom have not been preserved.

  Name days: Augustina, Avgoustina

• Augustine of Hippo

  June 15, Hierarch, Αυγουστίνος

  Saint Augustine was born in Tagaste in North Africa in 354 to the pious Monica. After years of wandering in error he was converted through the preaching of Saint Ambrose and was baptised in Milan in 387. He became bishop of Hippo and wrote the Confessions, the City of God and many other works.

  Name days: Avgoustinos, Augustine, Augustinos, Augustin, Avgoustina, Augustina

Also celebrating with Augustina

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

Avgoustina, Avgoustinos, Augustine, Augustinos, Augustin

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.