When is Gideon’s name day?

Gideon 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 Gideon is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Gideon the Righteous

  September 26, Saint, Γεδεών

  The righteous Gideon was a judge of Israel called by an angel of the Lord at the winepress to deliver his people from the Midianites. Assured by the sign of the fleece, he chose three hundred men by God's command and put the enemy host to flight with trumpets and torches.

  Name days: Gideon, Gedeon

• Gideon of Karakalou

  December 30, Martyr, Γεδεών ο Νέος Οσιομάρτυς

  The new martyr Gideon was born in Thessaly in the eighteenth century. As a boy he was forced into Islam, but he escaped and became a monk of the monastery of Karakalou on Mount Athos, where he lived for many years in repentance.

  Name days: Gedeon, Gideon

Also celebrating with Gideon

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

Gedeon

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.