Name day
Meletios: Name Day and Patron Saint
Meletios keeps the name day on 12 February, or 25 February on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Meletius.
- Patron saint
- St Meletius
- New Calendar
- 12 February
- Old Calendar
- 25 February
- Next name day
- 12 February 2027 (New Calendar) · 25 February 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of February
The patron saint: St Meletius
Kept on 12 February, or 25 February on the Old Calendar
Other saints named Meletios
St Meletius the New
Kept on 1 September, or 14 September on the Old Calendar
St Meletius
Kept on 21 September, or 4 October on the Old Calendar
Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia
Kept on 24 May, or 6 June on the Old Calendar
An icon for Meletios
We don't carry an icon of St Meletius 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 Meletios
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.
Other names with this saint
Questions
When is Meletios’s name day?
Meletios keeps the name day on 12 February on the New Calendar and on 25 February on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Meletius.
Who is the patron saint of Meletios?
St Meletius.
What is a good name-day gift for Meletios?
We don’t carry an icon of St Meletius 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
A name day is the feast of the saint whose name you carry. Here is how to find yours on either calendar, how Greek and Russian families keep it, and what to give.
- Orthodox Patron Saint: How to Find Yours (by Name, Day or Choice)
Your Orthodox patron saint is the saint whose name you were given at baptism. Here is how to find yours by name, by the day of your birth or baptism, or by choice, and how to keep the name day.
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