When is Filippo’s name day?

Filippo 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 Filippo is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Philip the Apostle (Deacon)

  October 11, Apostle, Φίλιππος

  St. Philip was one of the seven deacons chosen by the apostles to serve the early Church in Jerusalem, as the Acts of the Apostles relates. Full of the Holy Spirit, he preached Christ in Samaria with great power, and on the desert road he baptized the Ethiopian eunuch, opening the Gospel to the nations.

  Name days: Filippos, Filipis, Philip, Philippos, Phil, Filippo

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  Philip the Apostle

  November 14, Apostle, Φίλιππος ο Απόστολος

  The holy apostle Philip, one of the Twelve, was from Bethsaida of Galilee, the city of Peter and Andrew. Called by the Lord Himself, he brought Nathanael to Christ with the words Come and see, and in the Gospel of John he asks the Lord to show the disciples the Father. After Pentecost he preached the Gospel in Asia Minor and, according to tradition, ended his life as a martyr at Hierapolis.

  Name days: Filippos, Filipis, Philip, Philippos, Phil, Filippo, Filippa, Philippa

Also celebrating with Filippo

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

Filippos, Filipis, Philip, Philippos, Phil, Filippa, Philippa

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.