Name day for Amalia and Amelie in the Greek Orthodox tradition, commemorated with the Martyrs of Nicopolis.
In the Greek Orthodox tradition, those who bear the name Amalia keep their name day on July 10, together with the commemoration of the Forty-Five Holy Martyrs of Nicopolis. The name, of old Germanic origin, carries the sense of industriousness and care, and came into Greek usage in more recent centuries.
On this day those named Amalia and Amelie are remembered in the prayers of the Church along with the holy martyrs, whose steadfast confession of Christ sanctifies the day. The commemoration is kept on July 10.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Amalia is commemorated on July 10. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on July 23 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Amalia, Amalie, Amelie, Amelia, Amalberga
Also commemorated on July 10
Anthony of the Kiev Caves
Venerable, Αντώνιος
Venerable Anthony of the Kiev Far Caves, founder of monasticism in Rus′ (†1073).
Forty-Five Holy Martyrs of Nicopolis
Martyr, Μάρτυρες
The Forty-Five Holy Martyrs of Nicopolis in Armenia, martyred under Licinius (c. 319).
Apollonios of Sardis
Martyr, Απολλώνιος Σάρδεων
Holy Martyr Apollonios of Sardis, crucified for Christ.
Ten Thousand Fathers of Nitria
Martyr, Μύριοι Πατέρες
The Holy Ten Thousand Fathers martyred in the desert of Nitria.
Parthenios and Eumenios of Koudoumas
Venerable, Παρθένιος και Ευμένιος
Venerable Parthenios and Eumenios, founders of the Koudoumas Monastery in Crete.
Synaxis of the Saints of Vatopedi
Saint, Σύναξις Βατοπαιδινών Αγίων
Synaxis of all the Saints of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos.
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