Christodoulus’s name day is March 16, the feast of Christodoulos of Patmos.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 29 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 16.
The saint 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
Also celebrating on March 16
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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