Sosthenis’s name day is December 8, the feast of Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Caesar and Epaphroditus.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on December 21 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on December 8.
The saint behind the name
Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Caesar and Epaphroditus
December 8, Apostle, Σωσθένης, Απολλώς, Κηφάς, Τυχικός, Καίσαρ και Επαφρόδιτος
These holy apostles of the Seventy are named in the New Testament as fellow-workers of St. Paul. Sosthenes is mentioned at the head of the First Epistle to the Corinthians; Apollos was the eloquent Alexandrian who watered what Paul had planted; Tychicus carried Paul's letters to the churches; Epaphroditus brought the gifts of the Philippians to Paul in prison.
Name days: Sosthenis
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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