When is Panayioti’s name day?

Panayioti’s name day is June 24, the feast of Panagiotis of Caesarea, New Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 7 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 24.

The saint behind the name

• Panagiotis of Caesarea, New Martyr

  June 24, Martyr, Παναγιώτης ο Καισαρεύς

  Saint Panagiotis was born in Caesarea of Cappadocia and worked as a young man in Constantinople. Tradition relates that he was falsely accused of insulting the Muslim faith and, refusing to save his life by conversion, confessed Christ boldly and was beheaded in 1765.

  Name days: Panagiotis, Panayiotis, Panayotis, Panagiotes, Panayioti

Also celebrating on June 24

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

Panagiotis, Panayiotis, Panayotis, Panagiotes

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.