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When is Moysis’s name day?

Moysis 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 Moysis is celebrated

New CalendarFeastOld Calendar (civil date)
August 28Moses the EthiopianSeptember 10
September 4Moses the Prophet and God-seerSeptember 17

The saints behind the name

  • Icon of Moses the Ethiopian

    Moses the Ethiopian

    August 28, Venerable, Μωυσής ο Αιθίοπας

    St. Moses the Ethiopian was in his youth a slave and then the leader of a band of robbers in Egypt, feared for his strength and violence. Coming to himself, he repented and entered the monastic life in the desert of Sketis, where through long struggle with his former passions he attained deep humility and gentleness, and was found worthy of the priesthood.

    Name days: Moses, Moysis

  • Moses the Prophet and God-seer

    September 4, Prophet, Μωυσής

    The holy Prophet Moses, of the tribe of Levi, was saved from the Nile as an infant and raised in the house of Pharaoh. Called by God from the burning bush, he led the people of Israel out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness, and received the Law on Mount Sinai, where he spoke with God face to face.

    Name days: Moses, Moysis, Moisis, Moyses, Moisés

Also celebrating with Moysis

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

Moses, Moisis, Moyses, Moisés

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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