Methodia’s name day is October 5, the feast of Methodia of Kimolos.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 18 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on October 5.
The saint behind the name
Methodia of Kimolos
October 5, Holy Woman, Μεθοδία
Methodia was born on the island of Kimolos in 1865 and was married as a young woman. When her husband was lost at sea, she took the monastic habit and enclosed herself in a cell beside the church of the Panagia, living in fasting, vigil and prayer.
Name days: Methodia
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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