Rafaella’s name day is April 9, the feast of Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesbos.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on April 22 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 9.
The saint behind the name
Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesbos
April 9, Martyr, Ραφαήλ, Νικόλαος και Ειρήνη
Raphael, an archimandrite, and his deacon Nicholas were living at the monastery of Karyes near Thermi on Lesbos when the Turks attacked in 1463, ten years after the fall of Constantinople. With them was the twelve-year-old Irene, daughter of the village elder, and others who had taken refuge there.
Name days: Rafail, Raphael, Rafael, Rafaella, Rafaela, Raffaella
Also celebrating on April 9
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Rafail, Raphael, Rafael, Rafaela, Raffaella
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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