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When is Terence’s name day?

Terence’s name day is April 10, the feast of Terence.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on April 23 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 10.

The saint behind the name

  • Icon of Terence

    Terence

    April 10, Martyr, Τερέντιος

    St. Terence was a martyr of North Africa who suffered in the third century, during the persecution of the emperor Decius. Together with a company of fellow Christians, he confessed Christ before the proconsul, endured imprisonment and torments without wavering, and was beheaded with his companions.

    Name days: Terence, Terentios

Also celebrating on April 10

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

Terentios

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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