Name days on 31 December
On 31 December, the name day is celebrated by people named Melania. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Commemoration of St Melania the Younger.
Celebrating
1 nameSaints and feasts of the day
1 feastCommemoration of St Melania the Younger
A wealthy Roman aristocrat who, after the death of her children, gave her fortune to the poor, lived as an ascetic in Jerusalem and founded a monastery there, where she died in 439.
About this day
In 2026, 31 December is a Thursday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 13 January of the civil calendar.