When is Polidoros’s name day?

Polidoros’s name day is September 3, the feast of Polydoros the New Martyr of Cyprus.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 3.

The saint behind the name

• Polydoros the New Martyr of Cyprus

  September 3, Martyr, Πολύδωρος

  St. Polydoros was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, in the eighteenth century and worked as a merchant in Egypt, where, tradition relates, in a moment of weakness he was led to deny the faith. Overcome with remorse, he wandered from place to place seeking to confess Christ openly.

  Name days: Polydoros, Polidoros, Polydorus

Also celebrating on September 3

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

Polydoros, Polydorus

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.