Name day
Alina: Name Day and Patron Saint
Alina keeps the name day on 18 June, or 1 July on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Alena of Brussels.
- Patron saint
- St Alena of Brussels
- New Calendar
- 18 June
- Old Calendar
- 1 July
- Next name day
- 18 June 2027 (New Calendar) · 1 July 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of June · The feasts of July
The patron saint: St Alena of Brussels
Kept on 18 June, or 1 July on the Old Calendar · Martyrdom (Orthodox Western-saint calendars)
St Alena was born at Dilbeek, near Brussels, to noble pagan parents in the seventh century. Drawn to Christ, she was baptized without their knowledge and went secretly to the Divine services. When her father found out, he believed the Christians had bewitched her and sent guards to bring her home. She resisted, and in the struggle she lost an arm. She died of her wounds in prison around the year 640. An angel bore her arm to the chapel where she used to pray. Miracles at her grave, among them a nobleman’s sight restored, moved her father and mother to embrace the faith she had died for. In 1193 her relics were solemnly enshrined at Forest, now part of Brussels, which became a place of pilgrimage. She is a quiet witness to the faith of a daughter who won her own parents for Christ.
What the faithful pray for
- healing of the eyes and restored sight
- relief from toothache
- courage to confess Christ
- the conversion of unbelieving parents and relatives
- faithfulness for young Christian women
Protection
- from eye disease and blindness
- from toothache
- young believers in hostile homes
Miracles
- Duke Omundus, one of her father’s subjects, had his sight restored by calling on her prayers, and other miracles were reported at her grave. (source)
- An angel carried her severed arm to the chapel where she had prayed in secret; these signs and her firm faith led her pagan parents to become Christians. (source)
Alina in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Alina, Alena, Aline, Alyna, Alyona | |
| Russian | Алина, Alina | |
| Romanian | Alina | |
| French | Alène | |
| Polish | Alina |
Icons of St Alena of Brussels
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A name-day gift for Alina
Name-Day Gift Set $213$149
A patron saint's folding diptych chosen by first name, a stainless steel crucifix and a prayer rope, in a gift box with a card giving the saint's life and feast day.
St Alena of Brussels's diptych is chosen and the name is filled in.
Questions
When is Alina’s name day?
Alina keeps the name day on 18 June on the New Calendar and on 1 July on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Alena of Brussels.
Who is the patron saint of Alina?
St Alena of Brussels. St Alena was born at Dilbeek, near Brussels, to noble pagan parents in the seventh century.
How is Alina written in other languages?
Russian: Алина (Alina), Romanian: Alina, French: Alène and Polish: Alina. Every form of the name keeps the same saint.
What is a good name-day gift for Alina?
An icon of St Alena of Brussels, the saint Alina bears: the St Alina (Alena) of Brussels & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych ($69), or the Name-Day Gift Set ($149) with that diptych, a crucifix and a prayer rope in a gift box.
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