When is Drosoula’s name day?

Drosoula’s name day is March 22, the feast of Drosis and the Five Virgins.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on April 4 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 22.

The saint behind the name

• Drosis and the Five Virgins

  March 22, Holy Woman, Δροσίς

  St. Drosis was, according to tradition, the daughter of the emperor Trajan. Moved by the example of five Christian virgins who were secretly gathering and burying the bodies of the martyrs in Rome, she joined them in their work and came to faith in Christ.

  Name days: Drosos, Drosida, Drosis, Drosoula

Also celebrating on March 22

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

Drosos, Drosida, Drosis

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.