Basilissa’s name day is September 3, the feast of Vasilissa of Nicomedia.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 3.
The saint behind the name
Vasilissa of Nicomedia
September 3, Holy Woman, Βασίλισσα
St. Vasilissa was a young girl of Nicomedia, only nine years old according to tradition, who confessed Christ during the persecution of Diocletian. Brought before the governor Alexander, she remained unshaken through beatings and fire, and the governor himself is said to have been moved to repentance.
Also celebrating on September 3
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.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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