Theocharis’s name day is August 20, the feast of Theocharis of Neapolis.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 2 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on August 20.
The saint behind the name
Theocharis of Neapolis
August 20, Martyr, Θεοχάρης
Saint Theocharis was a young Greek of Neapolis in Cappadocia, an orphan raised in piety. Seized by the Ottomans and pressed to convert, he refused steadfastly and was put to death in the eighteenth century.
Name days: Theocharis, Theoharis, Theohari
Also celebrating on August 20
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
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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