When is Paraskeuas’s name day?

Paraskeuas’s name day is March 1, the feast of Paraskevas of Trebizond.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 14 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 1.

The saint behind the name

• Paraskevas of Trebizond

  March 1, Martyr, Παρασκευάς

  St. Paraskevas was a Christian of Trebizond on the Black Sea who lived under Ottoman rule. Tradition relates that he was falsely accused before the Turkish authorities and pressed to deny his faith, but refused every inducement and threat.

  Name days: Paraskevas, Paraskeuas

Also celebrating on March 1

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

Paraskevas

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.