When is Paphnoutios’s name day?

Paphnoutios’s name day is September 25, the feast of Paphnutius the Egyptian.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 8 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 25.

The saint behind the name

• Paphnutius the Egyptian

  September 25, Venerable, Παφνούτιος

  St. Paphnutius was a wealthy Christian of Alexandria in the fifth century whose only daughter Euphrosyne fled a worldly marriage to live in disguise as a monk. Tradition relates that he sought her for years, was consoled by the monk Smaragdus without knowing it was she, and learned the truth only at her deathbed.

  Name days: Paphnoutios, Pafnoutios, Paphnutius

Also celebrating on September 25

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

Pafnoutios, Paphnutius

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.