When is Theodore’s name day?

Theodore can be celebrated on 6 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 Theodore is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Theodore Stratelates

  February 8, Martyr, Θεόδωρος Στρατηλάτης

  St. Theodore Stratelates, the Commander, was a general in the Roman army, admired for his bravery and his noble bearing. A Christian, he openly confessed Christ before the Emperor Licinius during the persecutions of the early fourth century, and for this he was subjected to cruel tortures and finally beheaded at Heraclea.

  Name days: Theodoros, Theodoris, Teddy, Ted, Fyodor, Theodore

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  Theodore of Tyre

  February 17, Martyr, Θεόδωρος Τήρων

  St. Theodore the Recruit, called Teron, was a young soldier in Asia Minor during the persecutions at the beginning of the fourth century. Refusing to sacrifice to idols, he boldly confessed Christ, and after imprisonment and torture he was given over to death by fire, sealing his faith as a Great Martyr.

  Name days: Theodoros, Theodoris, Teddy, Fyodor, Theodore

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  Theodore Trichinas

  April 20, Venerable, Θεόδωρος

  St. Theodore Trichinas was born in Constantinople and embraced the monastic life in a monastery of the countryside. He is called Trichinas, the hair-shirt wearer, because his only garment throughout his long ascetic struggle was a rough covering of hair, worn in every season as he mortified the flesh through fasting, vigil, and cold.

  Name days: Theodore, Theodoros, Thodoris

The other feasts are listed in the table above, each with a link to the saint’s life.

Also celebrating with Theodore

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

Theodoros, Theodoris, Teddy, Ted, Fyodor, Thodoris

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.