Name Day: Who Celebrates Today, July 22nd

Today, July 22nd, the name day calendar includes the names: Magdalini, Magda, Magdoula, Magdalena, Magdalenia, Magdali, Magdalo, Marilena, Marialena, MariaEleni, Markella, Markela, Markelli, Markeli, Menelaos.

Saint Mary Magdalene came from Magdala, a city west of the Sea of Galilee. After being healed of seven demons by Christ, she became his disciple. According to Saint.gr, she was the first to visit the Lord's tomb after the Resurrection, where angels announced His Resurrection to her. After the descent of the Holy Spirit, she continued to serve the first Christian Church in Jerusalem and later died in Ephesus, near Saint John the Theologian.