Donatus’s name day is April 30, the feast of Donatus of Euroea.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 13 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 30.
The saint behind the name
Donatus of Euroea
April 30, Hierarch, Δονάτος Ευροίας
Donatus was Bishop of Euroea in Epirus in the fourth century, in the reign of the emperor Theodosius the Great. Tradition relates that he slew a dragon that poisoned the waters near his city, raised the dead, and brought forth a spring by his prayer.
Also celebrating on April 30
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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