Theodoretos’s name day is March 3, the feast of Theodoretos of Antioch.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 3.
The saint behind the name
Theodoretos of Antioch
March 3, Hierarch, Θεοδώρητος
St. Theodoretos was a presbyter of the Church of Antioch in the fourth century, entrusted with the care of the sacred vessels. When Julian the Apostate's uncle, also named Julian, plundered the great church of Antioch and demanded its treasures, Theodoretos refused to hand them over and boldly rebuked him.
Name days: Theodoritos, Theodoretos
Also celebrating on March 3
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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