When is Pafsikakos’s name day?

Pafsikakos’s name day is May 13, the feast of Pausikakos of Synnada.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 26 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on May 13.

The saint behind the name

• Pausikakos of Synnada

  May 13, Hierarch, Παυσίκακος Συνάδων

  Pausikakos was born in Apamea in Syria and practiced medicine, healing the sick freely and treating souls as well as bodies. Chosen Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia in the sixth century, he was loved for his charity.

  Name days: Pafsikakos, Pausicacus

Also celebrating on May 13

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

Pausicacus

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.