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Greek Name Days

Name days on 8 January

On 8 January, the name day is celebrated by people named Domniki and Agathon. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Venerable Domnica · Venerable Agathon.

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Celebrating

2 names

Saints and feasts of the day

2 feasts

  • Venerable Domnica

    An ascetic from Carthage who came to Constantinople under Theodosius the Great, was baptised by Patriarch Nectarius and became a nun known for her charity.

  • Venerable Agathon

    An ascetic of the Egyptian desert, known for his discernment and humility, whose instructive sayings are preserved in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers.

About this day

  • In 2026, 8 January is a Thursday.

  • Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 21 January of the civil calendar.