Orthodox Calendar: Name Days1.0.22 - App Store

Orthodox Calendar brings the lives of the saints to your pocket - every day of the year, on both the Old (Julian) and New (Revised Julian) calendars.

Open the app each morning to see which saints and feasts the Church commemorates today, whether it is a fast day, read about their lives, and discover who among your friends and family is celebrating a name day.

DAILY SAINTS & FEASTS
. See the saint(s) honored each day, with feast rank - Great Feast, Apostle, Martyr, Holy Woman, Venerable, Prophet, and more
. Read a short life and the Greek name for each saint
. Browse any date in a full month calendar - feast days are marked at a glance

FASTING CALENDAR
. Know at a glance whether today is a fast day and what is permitted - strict fast, wine and oil, fish, or fast free
. Great Lent, the Apostles’, Dormition and Nativity fasts, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the fast-free weeks, following the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese guidelines
. Fast days are marked on the month calendar

OLD OR NEW CALENDAR
. Switch instantly between the Julian (Old Calendar) and Revised Julian (New Calendar) with a single tap
. For Greek, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Antiochian and all Orthodox traditions

NEVER MISS A NAME DAY
. The app matches your contacts to the saint of the day, so you always know who is celebrating their onomastiki eorti
. Someone saved as "Mom" or "Sister"? Assign their name day by hand - it stays private on your device
. Wish them Χρόνια Πολλά - “Many Years!” - in one tap with a ready-made greeting card and message, in Greek, English, or both

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
. Your contacts are read on your device only - never uploaded, stored, or shared

Made with love for the Orthodox faithful. Many years to you - Χρόνια Πολλά!

Version History More name days: Georgia, Vasiliki, Dimitra, Angeliki, Nikoletta, Konstantina, Panagiotis, Marios and 200 more names now match your contacts. Every saint and name day is also on our new website, orthodoxcalendar.net.

New: share a name day greeting card to your Instagram or Facebook Story, or send it in an Instagram message, a Facebook post or Messenger. Tap the share button next to anyone celebrating today.

Also: faster typing when you search names, the English option now hides Greek saint names, and text that is easier to read in dark mode.

New saint: St. Chrysostomos of Florina the New Confessor, commemorated September 7 (September 20 for Old Calendar users). 1.0.22 Oct 2 Old Calendar dates fixed: the Name Days screen and saint pages now show feast dates in the calendar you've chosen (e.g. St. Andrew on December 13 for Julian users). Thank you to everyone who sends in corrections. 1.0.19 Sep 25 This update refreshes our App Store preview images so they show the app as it is today — the saints of the day with their icons, the fasting calendar, and name-day wishes.

Thank you for the name-day corrections you keep sending. Χρόνια Πολλά! 1.0.18 Sep 24 Name Day Corrections
• Julia and Ioulia now celebrate with St. Ioulia of Ancyra on May 18.

Thank you to everyone who sends in corrections. Χρόνια Πολλά! 1.0.17 Sep 18 Shared saint links now open to the exact saint you were sent.
Name-day fix: Melina now celebrates with St. Melitini on September 16. Thank you for your reports. 1.0.16 Sep 17 • Tap the fasting card on Today to open the calendar and see the coming days at once.
• Saints shared with you now open straight to their page, even right after an update. 1.0.15 Sep 15 • A short welcome on first launch: choose your calendar, find the name days in your contacts, pick your greeting wording and set a reminder — all in about a minute
• Saint icons in colour: forty-three saints that had black-and-white engravings now have traditional painted icons, frescoes and manuscript miniatures from museums and monasteries
• Fasting: ordinary Wednesdays and Fridays now show wine and oil allowed, as the Archdiocese calendar lists them
• Small fixes and refinements 1.0.14 Sep 11 Fasting calendar. Today now shows whether it is a fast day and what is permitted — strict fast, wine and oil, fish, or fast free — with the rule that applies. Fast days are marked on the month calendar, and every day’s list explains its fast. Follows the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese guidelines, on both the New and Old Calendar. 1.0.12 Sep 7 GREETINGS EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS
• Greeting cards and messages now say Χρόνια Πολλά and “Many Years!” together, so friends who don’t read Greek get the wish too
• New Settings option: choose Greek, English, or both for your name-day greetings
• Reminders use the same wording you pick 1.0.11 Sep 5 • Many More Saints — over 2,200 saints and feasts, five to seven every day instead of one, each with name variations so many more name days are caught.
• Saint Search — a new Saints tab: look up any saint by name, Greek name, or name variation, filter by month, feast type, or name days, and see dates on the Old or New Calendar.
• Pick the Exact Saint — when a name belongs to several saints (John, Ignatius, Clement…), choose which one your person celebrates with.
• Smoother on Older iPhones — fixed the freezes some users saw while the app read their contacts.
• Saint Icons — traditional icons for 350 saints and feasts.
• Update Alerts — the app lets you know when a newer version is on the App Store. 1.0.10 Sep 3 • Saint Biographies — every saint now has a short life story. Tap any saint to read it.
• My People — add children and loved ones who aren't in your contacts and get their name-day reminders. No contacts access needed.
• Wish Everyone at Once — when several of your people celebrate, send one group message with a tap.
• More names — September 1 saints added (including the 40 Holy Virgin Martyrs of Thrace), plus masculine and feminine name variations for every saint. 1.0.8 Sep 2 • Share beautiful name-day greeting cards to Instagram, Facebook and Messenge
• Share any feast day to Facebook with a rich preview
• New artwork for every type of feast — martyrs, hierarchs, prophets and more
• Expanded Life of St. Elesa, protector of childbirth and expectant mothers 1.0.7 Aug 14 • Read the Life of the Saint — biographies for over 60 major saints
• Pascha, Holy Week, Ascension, Pentecost and all movable feasts now on the calendar
• New saints: St. Nektarios of Aegina & St. Phanourios
• Name-day greetings now include a link so loved ones can read about their saint 1.0.6 Aug 6 This update brings corrections straight from the Church and a smoother experience throughout.

• New saints added: Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (Jul 13/26), St. Markella of Chios (Jul 22/Aug 4), St. Chrysostomos the New of Florina (Aug 25/Sep 7), and St. John Maximovitch of Shanghai & San Francisco (Jun 19/Jul 2)
• The calendar week now begins on Sunday, the Lord's Day
• Name days now match contacts synced from Gmail, Exchange, and other accounts
• Full support for Limited Contacts Access
• Daily reminders now appear even while the app is open
• Tip Jar reliability improvements
• Performance improvements and bug fixes

Thank you for your support. Many years to you and yours! 1.0.4 Jul 16 This update brings corrections straight from the Church and a smoother experience throughout.

• New saints added: Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (Jul 13/26), St. Markella of Chios (Jul 22/Aug 4), St. Chrysostomos the New of Florina (Aug 25/Sep 7), and St. John Maximovitch of Shanghai & San Francisco (Jun 19/Jul 2)
• The calendar week now begins on Sunday, the Lord's Day
• Name days now match contacts synced from Gmail, Exchange, and other accounts
• Full support for Limited Contacts Access
• Daily reminders now appear even while the app is open
• Tip Jar reliability improvements
• Performance improvements and bug fixes

Thank you for your support. Many years to you and yours! 1.0.3 Jul 11 This update brings corrections straight from the Church and a smoother experience throughout.

• New saints added: Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (Jul 13/26), St. Markella of Chios (Jul 22/Aug 4), St. Chrysostomos the New of Florina (Aug 25/Sep 7), and St. John Maximovitch of Shanghai & San Francisco (Jun 19/Jul 2)
• The calendar week now begins on Sunday, the Lord's Day
• Name days now match contacts synced from Gmail, Exchange, and other accounts
• Full support for Limited Contacts Access
• Daily reminders now appear even while the app is open
• Tip Jar reliability improvements
• Performance improvements and bug fixes

Thank you for your support. Many years to you and yours! 1.0.2 Jul 6 Dark Mode is here!

- New appearance settings — choose Light, Dark, or follow your device automatically, right from the Settings tab.
- Improved dark theme — refined colors and contrast so saint names, name days, and headings are crisp and easy to read at night.
- Polish and small fixes throughout.

May God bless you. 1.0.1 Jun 25 1.0 Jun 25