When is Joseph’s name day?

• Jul31

  31 July

  Saint Joseph of Arimathea

This is a movable feast: it depends on the date of Orthodox Easter and changes every year.

• 2026Sunday 27 December 2026Sunday after Christmas: Joseph the Betrothed, King David and James the Brother of the Lord
• 2027Sunday 26 December 2027Sunday after Christmas: Joseph the Betrothed, King David and James the Brother of the Lord
• 2028Sunday 31 December 2028Sunday after Christmas: Joseph the Betrothed, King David and James the Brother of the Lord

• Saint Joseph the Betrothed1st centuryThe betrothed of the Theotokos who, according to the Gospels, protected the Holy Family.Read more
• The Prophet-King DavidThe king and prophet of Israel to whom the Psalms are attributed.Read more
• Saint James, the Brother of the Lord1st centuryFirst bishop of Jerusalem; the Divine Liturgy of Saint James is attributed to him.According to tradition, James was a son of Joseph from an earlier marriage, which is why he is called "Adelphotheos" (brother of God). He became the first bishop of Jerusalem and led the earliest Christian community there with justice and steadfastness in the faith. The oldest Divine Liturgy of the Church is attributed to him, as is the Catholic Epistle in the New Testament that bears his name, which urges believers to be "doers of the word, and not hearers only".Read more
• Saint Joseph of Arimathea1st centuryMember of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem and secret disciple of Christ who, according to the Gospels, buried the body of the Lord together with Nicodemus.Joseph came from Arimathea, a small town northwest of Jerusalem, and was a member of the Sanhedrin, a secret disciple of Jesus. According to the Gospels, after the Crucifixion he asked Pilate for permission to bury Christ's body.Read more

Other Greek forms and diminutives

Σήφης

In Latin letters

Iosif, Josif

English equivalents

Joseph

In Greek

Ιωσήφ