When is Ismail’s name day?

Ismail’s name day is June 17, the feast of Manuel, Sabel and Ismael, Martyrs.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 30 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 17.

The saint behind the name

• Manuel, Sabel and Ismael, Martyrs

  June 17, Martyr, Μανουήλ, Σαβέλ και Ισμαήλ

  Saints Manuel, Sabel and Ismael were three brothers of noble Persian family who had been raised as Christians by their mother. Sent as envoys to the emperor Julian the Apostate, they refused to take part in his pagan sacrifices at Chalcedon.

  Name days: Manouil, Manuel, Manolis, Manos, Emmanouil, Sabel, Savel, Ismael, Ismail, Emmanuel

Also celebrating on June 17

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

Manouil, Manuel, Manolis, Manos, Emmanouil, Sabel, Savel, Ismael, Emmanuel

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.