Theoctista’s name day is November 9, the feast of Theoktiste of Lesbos.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on November 22 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on November 9.
The saint behind the name
Theoktiste of Lesbos
November 9, Holy Woman, Θεοκτίστη η Λεσβία
Saint Theoktiste was a young nun of Lesbos who was carried off by Arab raiders in the ninth century. Landed on the deserted island of Paros, she escaped and hid in the ruined church of the Panagia Ekatontapyliani, where she lived alone for some thirty-five years on wild plants and prayer.
Name days: Theoktisti, Theoktiste, Theoctista
Also celebrating on November 9
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.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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