Pancratius’s name day is May 12, the feast of Pancratius of Rome.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 25 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on May 12.
The saint behind the name
Pancratius of Rome
May 12, Martyr, Παγκράτιος ο Μάρτυς
Pancratius was born in Phrygia and brought to Rome as an orphan by his uncle, where both were baptized. During the persecution of Diocletian the boy, only about fourteen years old, refused to sacrifice to the gods and was beheaded on the Via Aurelia around the year 304.
Name days: Pankratios, Pancratius
Also celebrating on May 12
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
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.
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