When is Valentino’s name day?

Valentino’s name day is July 30, the feast of Valentinos of Interamna.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on August 12 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on July 30.

The saint behind the name

• 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 on July 30

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

Valentinos, Valentine, Valentin

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.