When is Theodotus’s name day?

Theodotus can be celebrated on 4 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 Theodotus is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Theodotos the Martyr

  January 1, Martyr, Θεόδοτος

  The Holy Martyr Theodotos is commemorated on January 1. The synaxaria record that he confessed Christ before the pagan authorities and was beheaded for the faith; the details of his time and place have not been preserved.

  Name days: Theodotos, Theodotus

• Theodotos of Kyrenia

  March 2, Hierarch, Θεόδοτος

  St. Theodotos was Bishop of Kyrenia in Cyprus in the early fourth century. During the persecution of Licinius he was arrested and subjected to severe tortures for his confession of Christ, enduring them with such courage that many pagans who witnessed his sufferings came to faith.

  Name days: Theodotos, Theodotus

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  Theodotus of Ancyra

  May 18, Martyr, Θεόδοτος

  The Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra suffered under the persecution of Diocletian at the beginning of the fourth century. An innkeeper by trade, he secretly aided the persecuted Christians of the city; when seven holy virgins of Ancyra were put to death for their faith, tradition tells that Theodotus recovered their bodies and gave them burial, though it was forbidden on pain of death. For this he was seized, tortured, and beheaded.

  Name days: Theodotos, Theodotus

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

Also celebrating with Theodotus

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

Theodotos

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.