Name day
Julia: Name Day and Patron Saint
Julia keeps the name day on 16 July, or 29 July on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Julia of Corsica.
By Greek custom the name day is 21 December: Virgin Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and 500 men and 130 women with her.
- Patron saint
- St Julia of Corsica
- New Calendar
- 16 July
- Old Calendar
- 29 July
- Next name day
- 16 July 2027 (New Calendar) · 29 July 2027 (Old Calendar)
- Greek custom
- 21 December: Virgin Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and 500 men and 130 women with her
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of July
The patron saint: St Julia of Corsica
Kept on 16 July, or 29 July on the Old Calendar · Holy Virgin Martyr Julia of Carthage
St Julia was born in Carthage in North Africa to a Christian family. When the city fell to invaders she was carried off, taken to Syria and sold as a slave to a pagan merchant. Her master pressed her again and again to give up Christ, but she would not. She served him so faithfully, lived so purely, kept the fasts and prayed so steadily that in the end he stopped pressing her and trusted her completely. He took her with him on a trading voyage, and when the ship put in at Corsica he went ashore to join a pagan festival. Julia stayed on board, grieving for the people lost in error. The islanders learned that a Christian was on the ship and seized her against her master’s wishes; she did not hide her faith, and they tortured her and crucified her, and on the cross she gave up her soul to God. An angel made her death known to monks living on a nearby island. They came, took down her body and buried it with honour in their church, and many miracles were later told at her grave. Her relics were afterwards carried to a convent in Brescia in Italy. The Church keeps her feast on 16 July (29 July on the Old Calendar). The faithful honour St Julia as a model of steadfast faith in servitude and humiliation, and ask her prayers for all who are held in bondage or work under hard masters, and for all who must confess Christ far from home.
What the faithful pray for
- those held in captivity, slavery or trafficking
- servants and workers under hard masters
- faithfulness and purity amid pressure to give up the faith
- travellers and those far from home
- courage to confess Christ before others
Other saints named Julia
Virgin Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and 500 men and 130 women with her
Kept on 21 December, or 3 January on the Old Calendar
Julia in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Julia, Julie, Juliet, Juliette, Giulia, Yulia, Julieta, Iulia | Jules |
| Greek | Ιουλία, Ioulia | |
| Russian | Юлия, Yulia, Yuliya, Julia | Юля, Юленька, Yulya, Yulenka |
| Ukrainian | Юлія, Yuliia | |
| Bulgarian | Юлия, Yulia | |
| Serbian | Јулија, Julija | |
| Romanian | Iulia | |
| Spanish | Julia, Julieta | |
| Italian | Giulia | |
| Polish | Julia |
An icon for Julia
We don't carry an icon of St Julia of Corsica yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
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A name-day gift for Julia
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.
Questions
When is Julia’s name day?
Julia keeps the name day on 16 July on the New Calendar and on 29 July on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Julia of Corsica. By Greek custom it is kept on 21 December: Virgin Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and 500 men and 130 women with her.
Who is the patron saint of Julia?
St Julia of Corsica. St Julia was born in Carthage in North Africa to a Christian family.
How is Julia written in other languages?
Greek: Ιουλία (Ioulia), Russian: Юлия (Yulia), Ukrainian: Юлія (Yuliia), Bulgarian: Юлия (Yulia), Serbian: Јулија (Julija) and Romanian: Iulia. Every form of the name keeps the same saint.
What is a good name-day gift for Julia?
We don’t carry an icon of St Julia of Corsica 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.
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