Chrestos’s name day is February 12, the feast of Christos the Gardener.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on February 25 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on February 12.
The saint behind the name
Christos the Gardener
February 12, Martyr, Χρήστος ο Κηπουρός
St. Christos came from Albania and worked as a gardener in Constantinople. After a quarrel with a Turk over the price of apples, he was falsely accused of having promised to become a Muslim and was thrown into prison.
Also celebrating on February 12
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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