Pavla’s name day is June 3, the feast of Paula the Virgin Martyr and the Four Infants.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 3.
The saint behind the name
Paula the Virgin Martyr and the Four Infants
June 3, Holy Woman, Παύλη
Saint Paula was a Christian maiden of Byzantium who cared for the aged martyr Lucillian and the four young boys, Claudius, Hypatius, Paul and Dionysius, who were imprisoned with him under the emperor Aurelian. After the men were put to death she was arrested for her ministry to the martyrs.
Also celebrating on June 3
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Pavlina, Paulina, Pauline, Paula
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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