Polichronis’s name day is October 7, the feast of Polychronios the Hieromartyr.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 20 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on October 7.
The saint behind the name
Polychronios the Hieromartyr
October 7, Hierarch, Πολυχρόνιος
Polychronios was the son of a farmer in Gamphanitos who worked as a vine-dresser in Constantinople and lived in fasting and prayer. Tradition relates that his master, seeing his holiness, gave him gold with which he built a church; he was ordained priest and was present at the First Ecumenical Council.
Name days: Polychronios, Polychronis, Polichronis, Chronis, Polychronia
Also celebrating on October 7
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Polychronios, Polychronis, Chronis, Polychronia
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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