When is Matoula’s name day?

Matoula’s name day is February 3, the feast of Stamatios, John and Nicholas of Spetses.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on February 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on February 3.

The saint behind the name

• Stamatios, John and Nicholas of Spetses

  February 3, Martyr, Σταμάτιος, Ιωάννης και Νικόλαος

  The brothers Stamatios and John, and their companion Nicholas, came from the island of Spetses. Tradition relates that they travelled to Chios on business and were denounced to the Turkish authorities after a dispute.

  Name days: Stamatios, Stamatis, Stamos, Stamatia, Matoula, Stamatina

Also celebrating on February 3

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

Stamatios, Stamatis, Stamos, Stamatia, Stamatina

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.