When is Christodoulos’s name day?

Christodoulos 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 Christodoulos is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Christodoulos of Patmos

  March 16, Venerable, Χριστόδουλος

  St. Christodoulos was a monk of the eleventh century, born in Asia Minor, who lived the ascetic life in various monasteries of the East before receiving from the emperor the island of Patmos, where St. John received the Revelation. There he founded the great Monastery of St. John the Theologian, which crowns the island to this day.

  Name days: Christodoulos, Christodoulus

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  Nativity of Christ

  December 25, Great Feast, Χριστούγεννα

  The Nativity of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ, kept on December 25, celebrates the birth in the flesh of the Son of God from the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem. Laid in a manger because there was no room at the inn, the newborn King was glorified by angels, worshipped by shepherds, and honored with gifts by Magi from the East.

  Name days: Christos, Christodoulos, Chris, Christian, Christoforos, Hristos, Emanuel, Emmanuel, Christopher, Christakis, Christiana, Christina, Christine, Kristina

Also celebrating with Christodoulos

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

Christodoulus, Christos, Chris, Christian, Christoforos, Hristos, Emanuel, Emmanuel, Christopher, Christakis, Christiana, Christina, Christine, Kristina

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.