When is Efpraxia’s name day?

Efpraxia 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 Efpraxia is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Eupraxia of Tabenna

  January 12, Holy Woman, Ευπραξία

  St. Eupraxia was a noblewoman of Constantinople in the fourth century, kinswoman of the Emperor Theodosius. Widowed, she withdrew with her young daughter to the Thebaid in Egypt and entered the monastic life at Tabenna, where she reposed in peace.

  Name days: Eupraxia, Efpraxia, Evpraxia

• Eupraxia of Tabenna

  July 25, Holy Woman, Ευπραξία

  St. Eupraxia was born to a noble family related to Emperor Theodosios the Great. As a child she entered a convent in the Thebaid of Egypt with her mother and, refusing the marriage arranged for her, remained there in great asceticism and humility.

  Name days: Eupraxia, Efpraxia, Evpraxia, Praxia

Also celebrating with Efpraxia

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

Eupraxia, Evpraxia, Praxia

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.