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Greek Name Days

Name days on 3 May

On 3 May, the name day is celebrated by people named Mavra and Xenia. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Saints Timothy and Maura the Martyrs · Saint Xenia the Great Martyr.

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Celebrating

2 names

Saints and feasts of the day

2 feasts

  • Saints Timothy and Maura the Martyrs

    A newly married couple from the Thebaid in Egypt; Timothy, a church reader, refused to hand over the sacred books, and both were crucified.

  • Saint Xenia the Great Martyr

    Martyr from Kalamata who, according to tradition, refused to marry the city's pagan governor and was beheaded in the early 4th century.

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About this day

  • In 2026, 3 May is a Sunday.

  • Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 16 May of the civil calendar.