Natalia’s name day is August 26, the feast of Adrian and Natalia.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 8 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on August 26.
The saint behind the name
Adrian and Natalia
August 26, Martyr, Αδριανός και Ναταλία
Sts. Adrian and Natalia were a married couple of Nicomedia in the time of the persecution of Maximian, at the beginning of the fourth century. Adrian, an imperial official, was so moved by the courage of imprisoned Christians that he confessed Christ and was enrolled among them; his young wife Natalia, secretly a Christian, strengthened him in prison and stood by him through his tortures and martyrdom.
Also celebrating on August 26
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Adrianos, Adrian, Natalja, Natasha
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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