When is Silvanus’s name day?

Silvanus 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 Silvanus is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Silvanos of Tabennisi

  May 15, Venerable, Σιλβανός ο Ταβεννησιώτης

  Silvanos had been an actor before entering the monastery of Saint Pachomios at Tabennisi, and at first kept his old frivolity. Warned by the saint that he would be expelled, he was moved to such repentance that he wept continually for the rest of his life.

  Name days: Silvanos, Silvanus

• Silouan the Athonite

  September 24, Venerable, Σιλουανός ο Αθωνίτης

  St. Silouan was born a Russian peasant in 1866 and came to the monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos as a young man, where he lived for nearly fifty years in obedience and prayer. He was granted a vision of the living Christ and taught, from long struggle with despair, the word he received: keep thy mind in hell and despair not.

  Name days: Silouan, Silouanos, Silvanos, Silvanus

Also celebrating with Silvanus

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

Silvanos, Silouan, Silouanos

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.