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When is Riginos’s name day?

Riginos’s name day is February 25, the feast of Riginos of Skopelos.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 10 (a day earlier in leap years) of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on February 25.

The saint behind the name

  • Riginos of Skopelos

    February 25, Hierarch, Ρηγίνος Σκοπέλου

    St. Riginos was born in Livadeia in Boeotia in the fourth century and, having received both secular and Christian education, was made Bishop of Skopelos. He took part in the Council of Sardica in defence of the Orthodox faith against the Arians.

    Name days: Riginos, Reginos

Also celebrating on February 25

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

Reginos

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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