When is Christoforos’s name day?

Christoforos 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 Christoforos is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Christopher the Great Martyr

  May 9, Martyr, Χριστόφορος

  Christopher was a man of great stature from the region of Lycia who came to faith and was baptized with the name Christopher, the Christ-bearer. Tradition relates that his appearance was so fearsome that pagans fled from him, yet he brought many to Christ by his gentleness and the wonders worked through his prayers.

  Name days: Christophoros, Christoforos, Christopher, Christoph, Christofer, Kristofer

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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 Christoforos

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

Christophoros, Christopher, Christoph, Christofer, Kristofer, Christos, Christodoulos, Chris, Christian, Hristos, Emanuel, Emmanuel, 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.