Severian’s name day is September 9, the feast of Severian of Sebaste.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 22 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 9.
The saint behind the name
Severian of Sebaste
September 9, Martyr, Σεβηριανός
St. Severian was a nobleman of Sebaste in Armenia who visited and encouraged the Forty Martyrs in their prison. After their death he was himself denounced as a Christian before the governor Lysias, confessed Christ boldly, and was tortured and hanged by a stone from the city wall.
Name days: Severianos, Sevirianos, Severian
Also celebrating on September 9
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
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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