When is Neollina’s name day?

Neollina’s name day is January 11, the feast of Parthena, Domnina and Neollina.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on January 24 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 11.

The saint behind the name

• Parthena, Domnina and Neollina

  January 11, Holy Woman, Παρθένα, Δομνίνα και Νεολλίνα

  Sts. Neollina, Domnina and Parthena were virgins of Edessa who suffered martyrdom for Christ. The synaxaria record their names and their steadfast confession, but the details of their contest have not been preserved.

  Name days: Parthena, Domnina, Neollina

Also celebrating on January 11

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

Parthena, Domnina

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.