When is Gennadius’s name day?

Gennadius 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 Gennadius is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Gennadios and Maximos of Constantinople

  November 17, Hierarch, Γεννάδιος και Μάξιμος Πατριάρχες

  Saint Gennadios was Patriarch of Constantinople in the fifth century, a learned theologian and reformer of the clergy who is remembered for his holiness of life and his miracles. Saint Maximos III was Patriarch in the fifteenth century, shortly after the fall of the City, and was known for his pastoral care of the enslaved flock.

  Name days: Gennadios, Gennadius, Gennadis

• Gennadios of Vatopedi

  November 17, Venerable, Γεννάδιος ο Βατοπαιδινός

  Venerable Gennadios was the steward of the Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos in the fourteenth century. Tradition relates that when the monastery's oil ran out he wished to stop supplying the brethren, but the abbot ordered him to trust in the Theotokos, and the empty jar was found overflowing.

  Name days: Gennadios, Gennadius, Gennadis

Also celebrating with Gennadius

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

Gennadios, Gennadis

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.