When is Zina’s name day?

Zina’s name day is October 11, the feast of Zenaida and Philonilla.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on October 24 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on October 11.

The saint behind the name

• Zenaida and Philonilla

  October 11, Holy Woman, Ζηναΐδα και Φιλονίλλα

  Zenaida and Philonilla were sisters from Tarsus in Cilicia, related to the Apostle Paul, who studied medicine and used their art to serve the sick freely in the name of Christ.

  Name days: Zenaida, Zinaida, Zina, Zenais, Philonilla

Also celebrating on October 11

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

Zenaida, Zinaida, Zenais, Philonilla

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.