Agatha: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Agatha on February 5 on the New Calendar and February 18 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Agatha of Palermo in Sicily.
The saint
St Agatha of Palermo in SicilyAgatha was a young Christian woman still in her teens, from a wealthy family. Orthodox tradition, followed by the Church in America, places her birth in Palermo, though Catania, where she was tried and martyred, has long claimed her as well.Read the life ›Questions
- When is the name day for Agatha?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Agatha on February 5 on the New Calendar and February 18 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Agatha?
- It is the feast of St Agatha of Palermo in Sicily.