When is Fokas’s name day?

Fokas can be celebrated on 5 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 Fokas is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Phokas of Sinope

  July 22, Hierarch, Φωκάς

  St. Phokas was bishop of Sinope on the Black Sea, a shepherd of the early Church renowned for his holiness, who completed his ministry as a hieromartyr, suffering death for his confession of Christ during the Roman persecutions.

  Name days: Fokas, Phokas

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  Phokas the Gardener

  August 3, Martyr, Φωκάς ο Κηπουρός

  St. Phokas the Gardener lived near Sinope on the Black Sea, cultivating a small garden by the city gate and giving freely of its produce to the poor and to travelers, whom he received with open hospitality. In a time of persecution, soldiers were sent to find and kill the Christian Phokas; unknowing, they lodged with him, and he, having prepared his own grave in the night, revealed himself in the morning and received death for Christ.

  Name days: Fokas

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  Phokas of Sinope (Bishop)

  August 22, Hierarch, Φωκάς Σινώπης

  St. Phokas served as bishop of Sinope on the Black Sea in the early centuries of the Church, shepherding his flock with holiness during the age of persecutions. Remaining faithful to Christ, he was put to death for his confession and is honored as a hieromartyr.

  Name days: Fokas

The other feasts are listed in the table above, each with a link to the saint’s life.

Also celebrating with Fokas

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

Phokas

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.