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When is Damaris’s name day?

Damaris’s name day is October 3, the feast of Damaris of Athens.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on October 3.

The saint behind the name

  • Damaris of Athens

    October 3, Holy Woman, Δάμαρις

    Damaris is named in the Acts of the Apostles among those who believed when Paul preached at the Areopagus in Athens, together with Dionysios the Areopagite.

    Name days: Damaris

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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