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When is Romilos’s name day?

Romilos’s name day is September 6, the feast of Eudoxios, Romylos, Zeno and Makarios.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 19 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 6.

The saint behind the name

  • Eudoxios, Romylos, Zeno and Makarios

    September 6, Martyr, Ευδόξιος, Ρωμύλος, Ζήνων και Μακάριος

    St. Eudoxios was a military commander of Melitene in Armenia in the time of the persecutions of Diocletian and his successors. When he declared himself a Christian, tradition relates that more than a thousand soldiers under him laid down their arms and confessed with him, and were put to death together. Eudoxios, with his friends Zeno and Makarios, was beheaded.

    Name days: Evdoxios, Eudoxios, Eudoxius, Romylos, Romulus, Romilos

Also celebrating on September 6

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

Evdoxios, Eudoxios, Eudoxius, Romylos, Romulus

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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