Name day
Smaragdos: Name Day
Smaragdos keeps the name day on 9 March, or 22 March on the Old Calendar: the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
- Feast
- the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
- New Calendar
- 9 March
- Old Calendar
- 22 March
- Next name day
- 9 March 2027 (New Calendar) · 22 March 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of March
The feast: the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
Kept on 9 March, or 22 March on the Old Calendar · Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
Forty Roman soldiers who would not deny Christ and died together on the frozen lake at Sebaste in 320.
An icon for Smaragdos
We don't carry an icon of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
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Folding diptychSt John the Warrior & Guardian Angel
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Folding diptychSt Edward the Martyr, King of England & Guardian Angel
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Folding diptychChrist (Zvenigorod Saviour) & Vladimir Mother of God
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For every name: the Guardian Angel, given at baptism
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A name-day gift for Smaragdos
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 Smaragdos’s name day?
Smaragdos keeps the name day on 9 March on the New Calendar and on 22 March on the Old Calendar, the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
Which feast is Smaragdos’s name day?
the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Forty Roman soldiers who would not deny Christ and died together on the frozen lake at Sebaste in 320.
What is a good name-day gift for Smaragdos?
We don’t carry an icon of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste 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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- 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)
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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