When is Pulcheria’s name day?

Pulcheria can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Pulcheria is celebrated

The saints 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

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  Pulcheria

  September 10, Holy Woman, Πουλχερία

  St. Pulcheria was a Byzantine empress of the fifth century, sister of the Emperor Theodosius II. She took a vow of virginity, guided the empire with wisdom and piety, and was a steadfast defender of the Orthodox faith, laboring for the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon which confessed Christ as true God and true man.

  Name days: Pulcheria

Also celebrating with Pulcheria

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

Markianos, Marcian, Poulcheria

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.