When is Nicodemus’s name day?

Nicodemus’s name day is July 14, the feast of Nikodemos the Hagiorite.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 27 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on July 14.

The saint behind the name

• Nikodemos the Hagiorite

  July 14, Venerable, Νικόδημος ο Αγιορείτης

  St. Nikodemos was born on the island of Naxos in 1749 and became a monk on Mount Athos. A man of vast learning and deep prayer, he edited the Philokalia together with St. Makarios of Corinth and wrote many works of spiritual guidance, including the Synaxarion of the saints.

  Name days: Nikodemos, Nikodimos, Nicodemus, Nikodim, Nikodemus

Also celebrating on July 14

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

Nikodemos, Nikodimos, Nikodim, Nikodemus

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.