Jane’s name day is June 27, the feast of Joanna the Myrrhbearer.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 10 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 27.
The saint behind the name
Joanna the Myrrhbearer
June 27, Holy Woman, Ιωάννα η Μυροφόρος
Saint Joanna was the wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod Antipas. The Gospel of Luke names her among the women who followed Christ and ministered to Him from their means, and among the myrrhbearers who found the tomb empty on the morning of the Resurrection.
Name days: Ioanna, Joanna, Gianna, Yianna, Joanne, Joan, Jane, Zanna, Yanna, Giannoula
Also celebrating on June 27
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Ioanna, Joanna, Gianna, Yianna, Joanne, Joan, Zanna, Yanna, Giannoula
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.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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