When is Euphrosyne’s name day?

Euphrosyne 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 Euphrosyne is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Euphrosyne

  August 11, Holy Woman, Ευφροσύνη

  St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria was the only daughter of a wealthy and devout father in the fifth century. Desiring the monastic life and fleeing an arranged marriage, she secretly left her home and, concealing her identity in a men's monastery, spent many years in prayer, fasting, and hidden struggle.

  Name days: Efrosyni, Euphrosyne, Frossini

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  Euphrosyne of Alexandria (2nd)

  September 25, Holy Woman, Ευφροσύνη

  St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria lived in the fifth century. The daughter of a wealthy and pious father, she fled a marriage arranged for her and, disguising herself in men's clothing, entered a monastery of men under the name Smaragdos, where she lived for many years in fasting, prayer, and perfect obscurity.

  Name days: Euphrosyne, Efrosyni, Frossini

Also celebrating with Euphrosyne

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

Efrosyni, Frossini

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.