When is Valentin’s name day?

Valentin 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 Valentin is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Valentine the Hieromartyr

  February 14, Hierarch, Βαλεντίνος

  Two martyrs named Valentine are commemorated on this day: a presbyter of Rome and the Bishop of Terni in Italy, both of whom suffered in the third century. Tradition relates that they healed the sick and brought many to Christ, for which they were arrested and beheaded.

  Name days: Valentinos, Valentine, Valentin, Valentina, Valentini

• Valentinos of Interamna

  July 30, Hierarch, Βαλεντίνος

  St. Valentinos was Bishop of Interamna (Terni) in Italy in the third century, known for healing the sick. Tradition relates that his healing of a young man led to the conversion of several pagan youths, who were martyred with him.

  Name days: Valentinos, Valentine, Valentin, Valentino

Also celebrating with Valentin

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

Valentinos, Valentine, Valentina, Valentini, Valentino

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.