Multiple name days

[jas3]

If a person's patron saint is commemorated more than once on the calendar, which day is the person's name day? I've been told by another parishioner that you just have multiple name days, but I've pretty much only heard of a name day talked about as a singular event throughout the year.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I have only ever heard of one namesday per year

 

[jas3]

I have only ever heard of one namesday per year

In the case of, for example, a saint who has two days on the calendar, one for a general commemoration and one for the transfer of his relics, would the namesday for someone with that saint's name be on the day of the general commemoration, or whichever is closer to his baptism?

 

[ArmyMatt]

In the case of, for example, a saint who has two days on the calendar, one for a general commemoration and one for the transfer of his relics, would the namesday for someone with that saint's name be on the day of the general commemoration, or whichever is closer to his baptism?

in my experience they just pick one and keep it

 

[gzt]

Any excuse for a party. I don't know, in my experience, it just happens that somebody named for a saint typically has ONE of the specific days as THE name day. But you'll be happy about all the various other days celebrating the saint. St John the Baptist has a pretty good run...