David: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for David on June 26 on the New Calendar and July 9 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St David of Thessalonica.
The saint
St David of ThessalonicaDavid came from northern Mesopotamia, a region long known for its monastic communities, and was born there around 450 before making his way to the monastery of the holy martyrs Theodore and Mercurius outside Thessalonica, where he entered monastic life.Read the life ›Other saints named David
St David of GaresjeiMay 27
David and Constantine of YaroslavlSeptember 19
Questions
- When is the name day for David?
- Orthros keeps the name day for David on June 26 on the New Calendar and July 9 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for David?
- It is the feast of St David of Thessalonica.