Male name
When is Stamatis’ name day?
Σταμάτης · Σταμάτιος · Stamatis
Main name day
Saint Stamatios the New Martyr
The Greek name Σταμάτης (Stamatis, formally Σταμάτιος) is celebrated on 16 August.
Also celebrated
The saints behind the name day
- Saint Stamatios the New MartyrNew martyr from Volos.Stamatios came from Agios Georgios near Volos. When an agha collecting taxes treated the local Christians unjustly, the villagers sent a delegation to Constantinople to protest, and Stamatios was among them.Read more
- Archangel MichaelThe commander (archistrategos) of the heavenly hosts.Michael appears already in the Old Testament as guardian of the people of Israel and chief of the angelic hosts; tradition places him beside Abraham, Joshua and the prophet Elijah, and Christian teaching regards him as foremost among the archangels.Read more
- Archangel GabrielThe archangel who, according to the Gospel, announced the birth of Christ to the Theotokos.Gabriel is one of the archangels named in Scripture; his name is usually read as "man of God" or "strength of God". In the Old Testament he appears to the prophet Daniel to interpret his visions. In the New Testament, according to the Gospel of Luke, he announces to the priest Zechariah the birth of John the Baptist and to the Virgin Mary the birth of Christ.Read more
Variants and other forms
- Formal (church) form
- Σταμάτιος
- In Latin letters
- Stamatis, Stamatios
- In Greek
- Σταμάτης