When is Marcel’s name day?

Marcel’s name day is March 1, the feast of Markellos and Antonios of Syria.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 14 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 1.

The saint behind the name

• Markellos and Antonios of Syria

  March 1, Martyr, Μάρκελλος

  Sts. Markellos and Antonios were martyrs of Syria whose memory the synaxaria preserve with few details. Tradition relates that they confessed Christ before the pagan authorities and, refusing to renounce Him, were cast into fire and so received the crown of martyrdom.

  Name days: Markellos, Marcellus, Marcel

Also celebrating on March 1

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

Markellos, Marcellus

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.