When is Cecilia’s name day?

Cecilia’s name day is November 22, the feast of Cecilia, Valerian and Tiburtius.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on December 5 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on November 22.

The saint behind the name

• Cecilia, Valerian and Tiburtius

  November 22, Holy Woman, Κικιλία, Βαλεριανός και Τιβούρτιος

  Saint Cecilia was a Roman noblewoman of the third century who had dedicated herself to Christ. Married against her will to the pagan Valerian, she persuaded him to respect her vow, and he and his brother Tiburtius were baptized and became zealous Christians.

  Name days: Cecilia, Cecile, Cecily, Cecelia, Kikilia, Cecillia

Also celebrating on November 22

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

Cecile, Cecily, Cecelia, Kikilia, Cecillia

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.