When is Poulcheria’s name day?

Poulcheria’s name day is February 17, the feast of Marcian and Pulcheria.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 2 (a day earlier in leap years) of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on February 17.

The saint behind the name

• Marcian and Pulcheria

  February 17, Saint, Μαρκιανός και Πουλχερία

  St. Pulcheria, daughter of the Emperor Arcadius, was proclaimed Augusta in her youth and guided the empire during the reign of her brother Theodosius II, living in virginity and piety. After his death she married the general Marcian, who ruled with her in chastity.

  Name days: Markianos, Marcian, Pulcheria, Poulcheria

Also celebrating on February 17

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

Markianos, Marcian, Pulcheria

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.