When is Oualentini’s name day?

Oualentini’s name day is July 18, the feast of Paul, Valentina and Thea.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 31 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on July 18.

The saint behind the name

• Paul, Valentina and Thea

  July 18, Martyr, Παύλος, Ουαλεντίνη και Θέη

  St. Paul and the sisters Valentina and Thea were Egyptian Christians brought to Caesarea in Palestine during the persecution of Maximian in the early fourth century. When Thea was tortured, her sister Valentina overturned the pagan altar and was condemned with her.

  Name days: Valentina, Valentini, Oualentini, Valentine

Also celebrating on July 18

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

Valentina, Valentini, Valentine

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.