When is Marcellus’s name day?

Marcellus can be celebrated on 3 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Marcellus is celebrated

The saints 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

• Markellos the Martyr

  May 22, Martyr, Μάρκελλος

  The synaxarion honors the martyr Markellos on May 22, recording only that he gave his life for Christ. The place of his martyrdom is not preserved.

  Name days: Markellos, Marcellus

• Marcellus of the Unsleeping Ones

  December 29, Venerable, Μάρκελλος

  Venerable Marcellus was born in Apamea in Syria in the fifth century and became a monk of the monastery of the Akoimetoi, the Unsleeping Ones, near Constantinople, where the praise of God was sung without ceasing day and night. Chosen abbot, he governed the brotherhood with wisdom and took part in the struggles of the Church for the Orthodox faith. He reposed in peace.

  Name days: Markellos, Marcellus, Marcello

Also celebrating with Marcellus

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

Markellos, Marcel, Marcello

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.