When is Theodote’s name day?

Theodote can be celebrated on 5 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 Theodote is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Theodote the Mother of the Unmercenaries

  January 2, Holy Woman, Θεοδότη

  St. Theodote was the mother of the Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Asia. Widowed young, she raised her sons in piety and in the fear of God, and it was from her that they learned the faith and the love of neighbor that marked their life of free healing.

  Name days: Theodote, Theodoti, Theodota

• Theodote and her Three Children

  July 29, Holy Woman, Θεοδότη

  St. Theodote was a Christian widow of Nicaea in Bithynia who, with her three young sons, was arrested for the faith during the persecution of Diocletian. Tradition relates that she encouraged her children to remain steadfast.

  Name days: Theodote, Theodoti, Theodota

• Theodoti of Nicaea

  September 17, Holy Woman, Θεοδότη

  St. Theodoti was a wealthy Christian woman of Cappadocia who confessed Christ at Nicaea in the third century. Tradition relates that she endured long imprisonment and many torments before she was beheaded.

  Name days: Theodoti, Theodote

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

Also celebrating with Theodote

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

Theodoti, Theodota, Sokratis, Socrates

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.