When is Gaiani’s name day?

Gaiani’s name day is September 30, the feast of Rhipsime, Gaiane and the Virgin Martyrs of Armenia.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 13 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 30.

The saint behind the name

• Rhipsime, Gaiane and the Virgin Martyrs of Armenia

  September 30, Holy Woman, Ριψιμία και Γαϊανή

  St. Rhipsime was a Roman virgin of great beauty who fled with her abbess Gaiane and their companions to Armenia to escape the emperor Diocletian. The Armenian king Tiridates sought her for himself and, refused, had her and her companions put to death with great cruelty around the year 300.

  Name days: Rhipsime, Ripsime, Ripsimia, Gaiane, Gaiani

Also celebrating on September 30

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

Rhipsime, Ripsime, Ripsimia, Gaiane

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.