Name day
Panteleimon: Name Day and Patron Saint
Panteleimon keeps the name day on 27 July, or 9 August on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Panteleimon the Healer.
- Patron saint
- St Panteleimon the Healer
- New Calendar
- 27 July
- Old Calendar
- 9 August
- Next name day
- 27 July 2027 (New Calendar) · 9 August 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of July · The feasts of August
The patron saint: St Panteleimon the Healer
Kept on 27 July, or 9 August on the Old Calendar · Martyrdom
Saint Panteleimon was born in Nicomedia to a pagan father and a Christian mother, Eubula, who planted the seed of faith before she died young. Trained by the famous physician Euphrosynus, the gifted young doctor was destined for the emperor’s court. The priest Hermolaus brought him to Christ, and after he raised a child killed by a snake, he was baptized with the name Panteleimon, “all-merciful.” From then on he treated everyone without payment, healing in the name of Christ, visiting prisoners and caring for the poor. Envious physicians betrayed him to Emperor Maximian, and around 305 he was beheaded after tortures that could not harm him. Orthodox Christians pray to Saint Panteleimon as the unmercenary physician of soul and body. His name is invoked in the Mystery of Holy Unction and at the sanctification of water, and his venerable head rests at the Russian monastery of Saint Panteleimon on Mount Athos. Doctors, nurses, soldiers and every sickbed find in him a merciful friend.
What the faithful pray for
- healing of bodily illness
- healing of the soul: despondency, despair and faintheartedness
- a good outcome before surgery
- the health of children, parents and all one’s loved ones
- help when doctors can do no more
- courage and faith in heavy trials
- his intercession at Holy Unction and at the sanctification of water
- the healing of spiritual wounds in the unseen warfare
Protection
- the sick from despair
- soldiers in their wounds
- the poor who have no one to treat them
- prisoners and the suffering
- the faithful in times of epidemic and sickness
Miracles
- Calling on the name of Jesus Christ, the young physician restored the sight of a blind man whom no doctor could heal, and his pagan father believed and was baptized. (source)
- At his execution the sword bent like wax, and when he was beheaded the olive tree to which he was tied was covered with fruit. (source)
- Milk instead of blood flowed from his wound, and the blood and milk were kept for centuries and gave healing to the faithful. (source)
Panteleimon in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Panteleimon, Pantaleon, Pantelis | |
| Greek | Παντελεήμων, Παντελεήμονας, Panteleimon | Παντελής, Pantelis |
| Russian | Пантелеимон, Пантелей, Panteleimon, Panteley | |
| Bulgarian | Пантелей, Pantelei | |
| Serbian | Пантелија, Pantelejmon, Pantelija | |
| Romanian | Pantelimon |
An icon for Panteleimon
We don't carry an icon of St Panteleimon the Healer yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
Closest to it
Folding diptychSt Herman of Alaska & Guardian Angel
Kept on the same day, 27 July$99$69
Folding diptychChrist (Zvenigorod Saviour) & Vladimir Mother of God
Also prayed to for the sick and healing$99$69
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 Panteleimon
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 Panteleimon’s name day?
Panteleimon keeps the name day on 27 July on the New Calendar and on 9 August on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Panteleimon the Healer.
Who is the patron saint of Panteleimon?
St Panteleimon the Healer. Saint Panteleimon was born in Nicomedia to a pagan father and a Christian mother, Eubula, who planted the seed of faith before she died young.
How is Panteleimon written in other languages?
Greek: Παντελεήμων (Panteleimon), Russian: Пантелеимон (Panteleimon), Bulgarian: Пантелей (Pantelei), Serbian: Пантелија (Pantelejmon) and Romanian: Pantelimon. Every form of the name keeps the same saint.
What is a good name-day gift for Panteleimon?
We don’t carry an icon of St Panteleimon the Healer 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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Sources
- Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon (OCA)
- Великомученик Пантелеимон целитель (Азбука веры)
- О чем молятся святому Пантелеймону (NEWS.ru)
- Молитвы об исцелении при онкологическом заболевании (Азбука веры)
- eortologio.net, Greek name-day calendar (Εορτολόγιο)
- azbyka.ru, Месяцеслов (the Russian Church's calendar of saints by name)