When is Evanthea’s name day?

Evanthea 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 Evanthea is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Evanthia the Righteous

  September 1, Holy Woman, Ευανθία

  The venerable Evanthia is listed in the Greek Synaxarion on September 1 among the righteous who reposed in peace. Little is recorded of her life beyond her name, which means a fair flowering, and the tradition that she lived in holiness and prayer.

  Name days: Evanthia, Evanthea, Evanthie, Evantheia

• Demetrios, Evanthia and Demetrianos of Skepsis

  September 11, Martyr, Δημήτριος, Ευανθία και Δημητριανός

  St. Demetrios was prince and governor of Skepsis on the Hellespont, converted to Christ with his wife Evanthia and their son Demetrianos by the preaching of St. Cornelius the Centurion. Tradition relates that, when a new pagan governor arrived, the family confessed the faith and were put to death for it.

  Name days: Evanthia, Evanthea, Evanthie

Also celebrating with Evanthea

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

Evanthia, Evanthie, Evantheia

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.