When is Eustace’s name day?

Eustace’s name day is September 20, the feast of Eustace the Great Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 3 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 20.

The saint behind the name

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  Eustace the Great Martyr

  September 20, Martyr, Ευστάθιος ο Μεγαλομάρτυς

  St. Eustathios, called Placidas before his baptism, was a Roman general of the second century. According to tradition he was converted while hunting, beholding a vision of the Cross between the antlers of a stag; he was baptized with his wife Theopiste and their two sons, endured the loss of all his possessions and family, and after years of trial was reunited with them.

  Name days: Efstathios, Efstathis, Stathis, Eustace, Eustathius, Efstathia, Stathoula, Theopisti, Theopiste

Also celebrating on September 20

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

Efstathios, Efstathis, Stathis, Eustathius, Efstathia, Stathoula, Theopisti, Theopiste

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.