When is Miguel’s name day?

Miguel can be celebrated on 2 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 Miguel is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Michael the Confessor

  May 23, Hierarch, Μιχαήλ

  St. Michael the Confessor was Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia in the eighth and ninth centuries. A man of holy life, he served the Church in times of trouble and stood firm for the veneration of the holy icons when the iconoclast emperors sought to destroy them. For his confession he was driven from his see and endured exile and hardship until his repose.

  Name days: Michail, Michalis, Michales, Mike, Mikes, Miguel, Michele, Michael

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  Synaxis of Archangels Michael and Gabriel

  November 8, Great Feast, Αρχάγγελοι Μιχαήλ και Γαβριήλ

  On November 8 the Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel together with all the Bodiless Powers of heaven. Michael, whose name asks Who is like God, is honored as the chief commander of the heavenly hosts who stood firm when the rebellious angels fell; Gabriel is the messenger who announced the Incarnation to the Theotokos.

  Name days: Michail, Michalis, Michales, Mike, Miguel, Michele, Mikes, Gabriel, Gavriil, Angelos, Angeli, Angelo, Michael, Aggelos, Stamatis, Stamatios, Taxiarchis, Raphael, Rafail, Michaela, Gabriella, Gavriella, Gavriela, Angeliki, Aggeliki, Angela, Angelina, Stamatia, Stamatina, Matina, Rafaela

Also celebrating with Miguel

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

Michail, Michalis, Michales, Mike, Mikes, Michele, Michael, Gabriel, Gavriil, Angelos, Angeli, Angelo, Aggelos, Stamatis, Stamatios, Taxiarchis, Raphael, Rafail, Michaela, Gabriella, Gavriella, Gavriela, Angeliki, Aggeliki, Angela, Angelina, Stamatia, Stamatina, Matina, Rafaela

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.