When is Stratonicus’s name day?

Stratonicus’s name day is January 13, the feast of Stratonikos the Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on January 26 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 13.

The saint behind the name

• Stratonikos the Martyr

  January 13, Martyr, Στρατόνικος

  St. Stratonikos was the jailer of St. Hermylos at Singidunum, present-day Belgrade, during the persecution of Licinius. Moved by the sufferings of the deacon, he confessed himself a Christian and was tortured with him; the two were drowned in the Danube.

  Name days: Stratonikos, Stratonicus

Also celebrating on January 13

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

Stratonikos

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.