When is Nilus’s name day?

Nilus can be celebrated on 3 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 Nilus is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Nilus the Myrrhstreamer

  May 7, Venerable, Νείλος ο Μυροβλύτης

  Nilus was born in the Peloponnese in the sixteenth century and became a monk on Mount Athos, where he lived as a hermit in a cave near the Great Lavra. After his repose in 1651 myrrh flowed from his relics in such abundance that it ran down the cliff to the sea.

  Name days: Neilos, Nilos, Nilus

• Nilus of Sinai

  November 12, Venerable, Νείλος ο Ασκητής

  Saint Nilus was a high official in Constantinople and a disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. By agreement with his wife he left the world and settled with his son Theodoulos on Mount Sinai, where he lived as an ascetic.

  Name days: Neilos, Nilos, Nilus

• Nilus the Myrrhgusher

  November 12, Venerable, Νείλος ο Μυροβλύτης

  Saint Nilus was born in the Peloponnese in the seventeenth century and became a monk on Mount Athos, living in a cave near the Great Lavra in strict asceticism. After his repose in 1651 fragrant myrrh flowed from his relics, from which he takes his name.

  Name days: Neilos, Nilos, Nilus

Also celebrating with Nilus

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

Neilos, Nilos

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.