Kapiton’s name day is March 7, the feast of Hieromartyrs of Cherson.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 20 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 7.
The saint behind the name
Hieromartyrs of Cherson
March 7, Hierarch, Ιερομάρτυρες Χερσώνος
The hieromartyrs of Cherson were bishops sent in the fourth century by the Patriarch of Jerusalem to preach the Gospel in Cherson in the Crimea, together with St. Ephraim. Basileus, Eugenios, Agathodoros, Elpidios, Kapiton and Aitherios labored there one after another among the pagans of the region, and most of them were put to death by the unbelievers.
Name days: Agathodoros, Kapiton, Aitherios, Etherios
Also celebrating on March 7
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Agathodoros, Aitherios, Etherios
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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