When is Theodoule’s name day?

Theodoule’s name day is January 18, the feast of Theodoule the Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on January 31 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 18.

The saint behind the name

• Theodoule the Martyr

  January 18, Holy Woman, Θεοδούλη

  St. Theodoule was a Christian woman of Anazarbus in Cilicia who suffered in the persecution of Diocletian. Tradition relates that her steadfastness under torture led her tormentors Helladios, Evagrios, Makarios and Boethos to believe in Christ, and they were martyred with her.

  Name days: Theodoule, Theodouli, Theodoula

Also celebrating on January 18

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

Theodouli, Theodoula

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.