Name day
Giakoumis: Name Day
Giakoumis keeps the name day on the Sunday between 18 and 24 December, the feast of the Holy Fathers of Christ: next on 20 December 2026.
- Feast
- the Holy Fathers of Christ
- New Calendar
- the Sunday between 18 and 24 December
- Next name day
- 20 December 2026 (New Calendar) · 3 January 2027 (Old Calendar)
The feast: the Holy Fathers of Christ
Kept on the Sunday between 18 and 24 December · Sunday of the Holy Fathers, before the Nativity
On the Sunday before the Nativity the Church remembers the Holy Fathers, the ancestors of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh, named in His genealogy from Adam to St Joseph the Betrothed, together with all the righteous and the prophets who foretold His coming. The Church’s list runs from Adam and Eve through Abel, Seth, Enoch and Noah, to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and his twelve sons, through Judah and the line of Boaz and Obed to Jesse, the father of King David, and through the kings of Judah and the years of exile to Joseph. With them are remembered Moses and Aaron, the prophets Samuel, Nathan and Daniel, the Three Youths, and holy women such as Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Ruth, Hannah and Esther. Saints and sinners alike stand in this family, for the Son of God took flesh from a real human family, of the house and lineage of David, as the Church’s own account of this Sunday stresses. The feast is kept on the Sunday between 18 and 24 December (on the Old Calendar, the Sunday between 31 December and 6 January), the last Sunday before Christmas. It is the name day of those called Jesse. The faithful ask the prayers of the Holy Fathers for their own families and descendants, and for a faith that waits on God’s promises as theirs did.
What the faithful pray for
- our families, our parents and our children
- faith that waits patiently on God’s promises
- a good preparation for the Nativity of Christ
- our ancestors and the generations to come
An icon for Giakoumis
We don't carry an icon of the Holy Fathers of Christ yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
Closest to it
For every name: the Guardian Angel, given at baptism
Have it consecrated by our priest before it reaches you: Consecration, $49.
A name-day gift for Giakoumis
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.
The St Nicholas the Wonderworker & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych is chosen, for the Guardian Angel every Orthodox Christian receives at baptism, and the name is filled in.
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Questions
When is Giakoumis’s name day?
Giakoumis keeps the name day on the Sunday between 18 and 24 December, the feast of the Holy Fathers of Christ; the next is on 20 December 2026.
Which feast is Giakoumis’s name day?
the Holy Fathers of Christ. On the Sunday before the Nativity the Church remembers the Holy Fathers, the ancestors of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh, named in His genealogy from Adam to St Joseph the Betrothed, together with all the righteous and the prophets who foretold His coming.
What is a good name-day gift for Giakoumis?
We don’t carry an icon of the Holy Fathers of Christ yet, and you can ask for one on this page. Every Orthodox Christian has a Guardian Angel from baptism, so the Name-Day Gift Set ($149) with the Guardian Angel diptych is always fitting.
More about name days
- Name Days Explained: What They Are, How Families Keep Them, and Gifts
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- Orthodox Patron Saint: How to Find Yours (by Name, Day or Choice)
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