Theodulus can be celebrated on 2 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 Theodulus is celebrated
| New Calendar | Feast | Old Calendar (civil date) |
|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Theodoulos son of Nilus | January 27 |
| May 2 | Hesperos and Zoe with their sons Kyriakos and Theodoulos | May 15 |
The saints behind the name
Theodoulos son of Nilus
January 14, Venerable, Θεόδουλος
St. Theodoulos was the son of St. Nilus the Ascetic. Living with his father among the monks of Sinai, he was carried off in a barbarian raid and later ransomed; tradition relates that he was afterwards ordained and lived in asceticism with his father.
Name days: Theodoulos, Theodulus
Hesperos and Zoe with their sons Kyriakos and Theodoulos
May 2, Martyr, Έσπερος, Ζωή, Κυριάκος και Θεόδουλος
Hesperos and Zoe were Christian slaves of a pagan master in Attalia of Pamphylia in the second century, and raised their two sons Kyriakos and Theodoulos in the faith. When the family refused to eat food offered to idols, the master had them tortured.
Name days: Hesperos, Esperos, Theodoulos, Theodulus, Zoe, Zoi, Zoey
Also celebrating with Theodulus
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Theodoulos, Hesperos, Esperos, Zoe, Zoi, Zoey
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.