Stamos 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 Stamos is celebrated
| New Calendar | Feast | Old Calendar (civil date) |
|---|---|---|
| February 3 | Stamatios, John and Nicholas of Spetses | February 16 |
| August 16 | Stamatios of Volos | August 29 |
The saints behind the name
Stamatios, John and Nicholas of Spetses
February 3, Martyr, Σταμάτιος, Ιωάννης και Νικόλαος
The brothers Stamatios and John, and their companion Nicholas, came from the island of Spetses. Tradition relates that they travelled to Chios on business and were denounced to the Turkish authorities after a dispute.
Name days: Stamatios, Stamatis, Stamos, Stamatia, Matoula, Stamatina
Stamatios of Volos
August 16, Martyr, Σταμάτιος
Saint Stamatios was a young man from the region of Volos who went to Constantinople to protest the oppression of his village by Ottoman officials. Arrested and urged to convert, he confessed Christ steadfastly and was beheaded in 1680.
Name days: Stamatis, Stamatios, Stamos, Stamatia, Stamatina, Matina
Also celebrating with Stamos
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Stamatios, Stamatis, Stamatia, Matoula, Stamatina, Matina
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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