When is Ifigeneia’s name day?

Ifigeneia’s name day is November 16, the feast of Iphigenia the Virgin Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on November 29 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on November 16.

The saint behind the name

• Iphigenia the Virgin Martyr

  November 16, Holy Woman, Ιφιγένεια η Παρθενομάρτυς

  Tradition relates that Iphigenia was a princess of Ethiopia who was healed and baptized by the Apostle Matthew and dedicated herself to Christ as a virgin, gathering other maidens around her.

  Name days: Ifigenia, Iphigenia, Iphigeneia, Ifigeneia, Efi

Also celebrating on November 16

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

Ifigenia, Iphigenia, Iphigeneia, Efi

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.