Gordianos’s name day is May 9, the feast of Epimachos and Gordianos.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 22 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on May 9.
The saint behind the name
Epimachos and Gordianos
May 9, Martyr, Επίμαχος και Γορδιανός
Epimachos and Gordianos were Christians of Rome who confessed the faith during the persecutions of the fourth century and were beheaded. Their relics were buried together on the Via Latina.
Also celebrating on May 9
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
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.
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