When is Euphrasia’s name day?

Euphrasia’s name day is January 19, the feast of Euphrasia of Nicomedia.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on February 1 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 19.

The saint behind the name

• Euphrasia of Nicomedia

  January 19, Holy Woman, Ευφρασία

  St. Euphrasia was a Christian woman of noble family in Nicomedia during the persecution of Maximian. Refusing to sacrifice to the idols, she was handed over to a soldier to be dishonored; tradition relates that she preserved her chastity by a stratagem that cost her her life, being beheaded.

  Name days: Euphrasia, Efrasia, Evfrasia

Also celebrating on January 19

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

Efrasia, Evfrasia

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.