In the article you will find information about the dates on which the birthday of a woman named Elena is celebrated on the Orthodox calendar.

The history of the name Elena is rooted in the distant past, namely to the origins of ancient Greece. Initially, it denoted moonlight, solar light. Now the meaning of this name is usually expressed in the following words: “solar”, “lunar”, “radiant”, “bright”, “sparkling”, “shining”, “guiding”. Also, the name Elena is associated with fire, a torch, a star.

In the myths of Ancient Greece, there was a god of the daylight (in a simple way - the sun), and his name was Helios. It is said that the modern name Helen comes precisely from the name of this ancient Greek god.

The Grand Duchess Olga during the holy sacrament of baptism took the name Elena. From this moment to the present, the name Lena (Elena) is very popular in the territory of modern Russia and then Rus.

Grand Duchess Olga, who received the name Elena during the sacrament of baptism

Take note!   Derivatives on behalf of Elena are: Lenok, Lena, Helen, Alain, Lenus, Helen, Helen, Ellie, Ella, Ilena.

Helena's birthday in January

01/28. - the name day of the great martyr Helena cope.

Helena's birthday in February

In February, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Helena's birthday in March

In March, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Helena's name day in April

In April, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Helena's birthday in May

In May, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Helena's birthday in June

06.06. - the name day of Tsarina Elena of the Equal-to-the-Apostles is coping.

06/08. - Namedays are celebrated in memory of the daughter of the Apostle Alpheus, Elena.

10.06. - name-days are celebrated in memory of Grand Duchess Olga of the Equal-to-the-Apostles, baptized by Elena.

Elena's name day in July

In July, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Helena's birthday in August

In August, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Helena's birthday in September

In September, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Helena's birthday in October

In October, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Elena's name day in November

12.11. - celebrate the name day in memory of the Queen of Serbia Elena the Righteous.

Helena's birthday in December

In December, girls and women named after Elena do not celebrate.

Common features characteristic of women with the ancient name Elena: femininity, manifestation of care and kindness, excitability and sensitivity, hidden behind external hardness, the need for a home and understanding in the family.

How many beautiful female names exist in the world! And each means something, carries its own semantic load. Each name has a special energy force that helps or hinders a person throughout his life.

Angel Day: Elena - “sunny” name

When a girl is born, parents carefully choose her name with special care. After all, it should be harmonious, and combined with patronymic. No wonder they say that a person’s name affects his character traits and even fate. There is the science of onomastics, which studies the origin and meaning of names. One of the brightest, "luminous" names is the name Elena.

What's in a name…

In ancient Greek mythology, Elena is the daughter of the Sun, therefore, the name means “solar”, “bright”, “shining” in translation. In some cases, there is a translation of “torch”, “fire”. It is these meanings of words that determine the main character traits of our heroine. In Russian fairy tales, this name is endowed with special qualities, remember: Beautiful, Wise. In our country, Elena sees Angel Day as a special event.

Tell me your name ...

By nature, Elena is a cheerful, active, very cheerful, tireless dreamer with a rich inner world. She is able to charge others with her energy, sees positive aspects in everything. By nature, she is modest, quite restrained, capable of special self-sacrifice for the sake of others, always ready to help, very attentive and caring. As a rule, a woman with that name is a creative person, prefers music, painting, and literary creation. She gets along well with people, tries to avoid various conflicts. Elena is a caring mother, a loving wife. However, she does not always find understanding among relatives and friends - they consider her overly sensitive and demanding.

Negative qualities include vulnerability and excessive curiosity, laziness, cunning, in some cases, resourcefulness, and sometimes prudence and passion.

Nevertheless, there are many more positive qualities, which makes the owner of a beautiful name an interesting, spiritually rich person.

And a white angel behind his shoulder ...

You can celebrate your name day, that is, birthday, once, but Elena celebrates the day of the angel repeatedly.

Parents, choosing the name of their daughter, rely on the church calendar, which lists the days of remembrance of the saints. In the church Orthodox calendar, Elena is given a worthy place. Her day can be celebrated several times a year. This is due to the various patrons who bore this beautiful name. According to the church calendar, Elena can celebrate Angel's Day at various times of the year - in the summer, in autumn and winter.

Holy Patrons of the Name

Angel Day Elena (date appointed June 3) can be celebrated in the summer. This date is associated with Queen Empress of Constantinople. She preached the Christian faith all her life, organized excavations in Jerusalem. Thanks to her activities, church artifacts were found.

Angel Day Elena (date - November 12) can also be dedicated to the Queen of Serbia. She always reconciled enemies, helped the poor and orphans, financially supported the church. After the death of the husband of the ruler, the welfare of the family became her concern. This woman is an example of courage, endurance and patience.

Elena Day can celebrate Angel Day on August 10. Martyr Elena Diveevskaya (Manturova) led a respectable life, preached the Christian faith, for which she was shot by the Bolsheviks.

It should be noted that all the owners of the name Elena, who are mentioned in the Christian church, were role models, were a symbol of high morality, honor and desire for all that is beautiful.

It is noteworthy that a girl with this name can independently choose her patroness, based on personal sympathy or on a date close to her birthday or baptism.

How to celebrate angel day

Angel Day Elena usually tries not to celebrate magnificently. She prefers quiet solitude, prayer and thanks to her holy patron. It will not be superfluous to go to church to take communion, to light candles.

And in the evening you can celebrate this day with friends and relatives, having prepared a variety of treats, and once again prove that Elena is a hospitable, welcoming hostess, an excellent conversationalist and just a "bright" person. The owner of the name loves to receive gifts, but even more - to give. Therefore, having fallen on the day of the angel to Elena, you can get not only a lot of positive emotions, but also a small souvenir as a keepsake.

March 19 and June 3 commemorates   Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Queen Empress Helena (circa 250-330), Mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. Helen raised her son in Christianity and contributed greatly to the fact that subsequently Constantine made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire. Tsarina Elena did much to spread Christianity in other countries. At the age of about 80, she made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where she excavated the places of execution and burial of Jesus Christ. Among the shrines found were four nails and the Life-giving Cross, on which the Lord was crucified. In memory of the events of the earthly life of Christ, Elena founded several temples in the Holy Land, of which the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is the most famous throughout the world. On the way back to her homeland, she founded a number of monasteries, for example, the Stavrovuni monastery in Cyprus. For great services to the church, Elena was canonized in the face of an equal apostle (besides her, only five more women were awarded such honor - Mary Magdalene, First Martyr Theokla, Martyr Apfia, Princess Olga and enlightener of Georgia Nina).

An interesting story is related to the movement of the relics of the holy Queen Helena from Rome to France. According to Nikolai Nikishin, a clergyman of the Three Saints Metochion of the Moscow Patriarchate in Paris, today the relics are in one of the Catholic churches on the main street of Paris, dotted with entertainment venues of low grade. Initially, the relics were stored in the church of the Holy Martyrs Markellin and Peter in Rome. But in the 9th century, a French monk who received healing from the relics secretly took them to his abbey.

When the Pope found out about the fate of the stolen relics, he did not demand their return, and they remained in France. During the revolution, persecution began against the Church, and shortly before the destruction of the monastery, the relics were transferred to a church located in a neighboring village. And in 1820, the relics were found among the knights of the Royal Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher, who considered Queen Helen to be her founder (since she laid the foundation of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem). So the relics were in the church of Saint-Le-Saint-Gilles in Paris, where they are still stored in the sarcophagus, suspended high under the arches. In history, there are many testimonies of miraculous healings of people who turned their prayers to the Equal-to-the-Apostles Queen Helen. However, today few pilgrims come to the relics - for many Orthodox Christians the whereabouts of the relics remains a mystery.

Princess Olga (884-969) - the first Russian saint - received the name Elena in baptism (in honor of Queen Elena). Olga, just like Queen Elena, contributed a lot to Christianity coming to her land. After the death of her husband, Prince Igor, Olga herself ruled Kievan Rus, rejecting proposals for re-marriage. The burden of public administration and improvement, she took upon herself for the time when the heir to the throne, Prince Svyatoslav, grows up. However, even after Svyatoslav officially began to reign, Olga managed all affairs, because her son spent a lot of time in military campaigns. Princess Olga turned out to be a strong and wise ruler, was able to strengthen the defense power of the country, introduced a unified tax system. The baptism of Olga in Constantinople predetermined the adoption of Christianity by all the Old Russian people (the Baptism of Rus happened already with her grandson Vladimir, whom Olga raised in the Christian faith). Memorial Day of Princess Olga (St. Helena) - July 24.

Another Saint Helena - blessed Elena Serbian   (date of death - February 8, 1314), wife of King Stephen Uros I Nemanich. She raised two sons, future kings of Serbia - the holy noblemen Milutin and Dragutin. Elena became famous for her patronage of the poor and orphans. In her yard in Brnyatsi, she founded a school for orphans, where she taught them faith, literacy and needlework. When they grew up, she provided a rich dowry and betrayed marriage. Elena built houses for impoverished villagers, set up cloisters for those who wanted to live clean and virgin, made generous donations to churches and monasteries. Before the death she accepted a monasticism with the name of Elizabeth. She was buried in her monastery, the Gradac monastery in Serbia. Three years after the burial, when it was discovered that the queen’s body remained incorrupt, the Serbian Orthodox Church ranked Helen as a saint. Until the beginning of the XVII century, the relics of St. Helena of Serbia were stored in the Gradak church, and today they are in Montenegro, near the city of Herceg Novi, in a monastery founded by St. Savva of Serbia. The memory of Elena Serbska is celebrated on November 12, the day when her holy relics were found incorrupt.

Few can leave history indifferent Rev. Helena Diveevskaya. Elena Vasilievna Manturova (1805-1832) was born into a noble family. At 17, she vowed to go to the monastery, and after three years of testing and preparation for monasticism, father Serafim Sarovsky blessed her to enter the Diveevo Kazan community. In addition to general obedience, Elena always carried out the most difficult tasks of the priest - not only because she received a good education and, unlike many sisters, she knew letters.

She also knew how to “reason with her heart,” to distinguish between good and evil, and to do what God pleased. When the Mill Monastery was founded in the monastery, the father appointed Elena Vasilyevna as the head of it. The last, most difficult obedience, Elena received when her brother fell seriously ill - Mikhail Vasilyevich Manturov, benefactor of the Diveevo community and beloved student of St. Seraphim. “He needs to die, mother,” said Father Seraphim. “And I still need him for our monastery, for orphans.” So obedience to you: you die for Mikhail Vasilyevich! ” “Bless, Father,” Elena Vasilyevna humbly replied.

Returning home, she went to bed and died a few days later. Memorial Day of the Rev. Nun Elena is celebrated on June 10.

Christian history remembers yet another Helen - but not as an ascetic who knows how to light a spiritual fire in hearts, but, on the contrary, as a violator of one thousand-year tradition. As you know, a woman’s foot never sets foot on Athos. However, history knows one exception, and her name is Elena. In 1347, the king of Serbia Stefan Uros IV Dushan and Queen Empress Elena spent several months on Mount Athos, fleeing the plague.

In Russia, parents often call their daughters Helen. In the first third of the 20th century, this name was kept in the ten most common in Moscow. In the 50-80s, it firmly held the first place in popularity. Today, the name Elena has lost its former position - in the 2000s, it does not even fall into the top ten most common female names.

Usually, on all birthday parties, relatives and friends say congratulatory toasts, most often the wish for health to the birthday boy sounds. All these wishes are pronounced sincerely with all my heart. Guests wish the fulfillment of all desires and benefits, however, in all cases it is not appropriate to refer to the birthday person. What does Angel Day really mean?   It is on such a day that a martyr is worshiped, whose name was given to a person after the sacrament of baptism. When the day of the Angel falls on the birthday in this case, everything is fine, we drink for the health of the hero of the occasion. When name days and birthdays are on different days, then we will think of a toast only for the health of the hero of the day or just for a loved one.

What is the number of name days for Elena in winter and spring?

We all have holy namesakes. And the beautiful representatives of humanity, bearing the name Dazdraperma, which is rarely seen in our time, which stands for long live on May 1, also have their own holy namesake. However, the owners of such a name will have Angel Day on the saint's day with a more traditional name, in case they want to go through the baptismal ceremony. In order to find a heavenly patron, it is necessary to perform the sacrament of baptism, after which a new bright path will be shown, on which two angels will accompany us: One is our guardian angel, and the second is a patron angel (a saint under whose name we are baptized). That is why the people name day is the second name - the day of the Angel. This article is devoted to the days on which the day of memory of Helen is celebrated according to the Christian calendar, and also on what day they honor the memory of each Helen. What date is the day of the angel Elena? The very first date in the church calendar, relating to the memory of St. Helena, is the twenty-eighth of January. This day is venerated by the venerable martyr Elena, she is known for remaining unshakable in her investigation into the teachings of Christ, and she was sentenced to a painful death. If you look further, the days of Elena's memory are celebrated in the spring. According to the church calendar, two days of remembrance are set in the spring - this is the third of March and the twenty-first of May. These dates are established by the Church as the days of veneration of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Queen Empress Helen, or Helena of Constantinople. Elena of Constantinople was not only the mother of the ruler of Rome, Constantine, and she was engaged in the spread of Christianity in Byzantium. She was also called the reverend because it was she who organized the excavations in Jerusalem where they found the life-giving Cross, on which it was the very one on which Jesus Christ was crucified.

"Summer" Elena

If you look further on the church calendar, you will see that in the summer there is Angel Helen's Day. When are they celebrated? Summer is a rich time in the name day of Helena, because the church set three dates at once to honor the memory of Helen. And so the "summer" Helena begin to celebrate the day of the angel on June 8th. On this day, the memory of the venerable Great Martyr Helena, who was the daughter of the Reverend Father Alpheus, is honored. Helen was sentenced to death by stones, for her preaching Christian activity. June 10th. This day is considered the memory day of St. Helena Diveevskaya (Manturova), who lived in the monastery and was engaged in education. She preached a rather modest lifestyle; she spent most of her life in prayer. Rector Seraphim of Sarov greatly respected Elena and called her “the maid of honor of the Lady of Heaven” and promised that her holy remains would be freely available at the Seraphim-Diveevo monastery.

And the third date falls on the eleventh of July. On this day, the memory of the venerable righteous Olga is honored (she was baptized by the name of Elena). Princess Olga severely punished the murderers of her husband (Prince Igor), after which she converted to the Christian faith and made a lot of efforts to spread Orthodoxy in Russia. It is Olga who is considered the “head of Christianity” in Russia.

However, not all names can boast such an abundance of name days. Most of the names celebrate their name day only once or in extreme cases twice a year. However, it is not in vain that the name Elena is translated from the Greek language Elena as a “torch”. After all, once choosing their path, these majestic girls reached it to the end, dying, but at the same time giving light to others. That is why Reverend Elena is often mentioned in the church calendar. Thanks to Angel Day, we have the opportunity to recall their life and their demise, because for the Orthodox, both events are considered the most important.

Helena's Birthday

Moving further on the calendar, we stop in the fall. In autumn, Angela’s day is celebrated once, and this day falls on the twelfth of November. On this day, they honor the memory of St. Helena, who was the Serbian ruler. The wife of the ruler of Serbia Stefan, the mother of the saints Milutin and Dragutin, did a lot to reign in peace in her country, she cherished and turned to the true faith of her subjects. Quite large amounts were given for donations to orphans, for the construction of churches and cloisters. After the death of her husband, she took monastic tonsure under the name Elizabeth.

How to determine your name day?

Undoubtedly, nobody will want to celebrate the day of Angels so many times, and this is not required. To find out the day of your name day, determine the closest memorial day of your holy namesake to your birthday. For example, the famous opera singer Elena Obraztsova was born on the seventh of July, which means that she will celebrate her Angel day on the eleventh of July, and the venerable princess Olga (Elena) is her heavenly protector

The holy face of St. Helena   considered the greatest shrine in the process of the formation of Christianity. This icon is a particle of past time that has come down to us through the centuries to tell us its story, and which has turned into one of the most famous and beloved icons. This face conceals the whole essence of our people, their sorrow and torment, the complex stages of the history of development and religion, which, after a long and difficult journey, turned into an attribute of all Orthodoxy.

Holy face of Helen of the Equal to the Apostles

The mother of the ruler of Byzantium, Constantine, Elena, as well as the emperor, can be considered one of the most outstanding personalities during the formation of Christianity of all ages, and who were ranked among the saints along with the apostles.

Elena and her son Konstantin from ancient times were depicted in holy images as people who helped the formation and spread of Orthodoxy. Saint Helena was known for the fact that thanks to her help to true believers, all their holy relics and relics were returned, and contributed to the construction of cathedrals and monasteries. However, most of all she became known for her good deeds in the name of Jesus, the most important of which was the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

The holy image of the Monk Elena: Her meaning and help

The main purpose of this icon is that every person praying in front of her receives not only support and salvation, but also the strengthening of his faith, that is exactly what Elena bequeathed. This icon is a clear aid to the fact that anyone who believes in the Almighty must sincerely continue his work and bow before him.

On the holy image, Saint Helena is captured with his son Constantine, holding the Cross with one hand. This is a sign of help and help in the formation of Orthodoxy and a symbol that Christianity will never disappear, because for now there are believers who, by their faith and good deeds, keep it in their souls and preach the word of the Lord, and the Word is eternal on earth.

When do they pray in front of the face of St. Helena

Among many Christian images, this icon has the greatest miraculous power and has one difference, which is that people are imprinted on it, became saints and praised among believers, precisely because of their thoughts and deeds, which means they had the highest spiritual culture, which did not had equal. Such a great Orthodox example of how a good deed in the name of the Lord turns into a path leading to immortality, because faith means everything to people: Their strength, tenderness, devotion and confession.

A large number of believers turn to this image in our time to pronounce their prayers in requests for help and to find strength to overcome obstacles and development. The image can help in such cases:

Improve material well-being;

To lay the foundation for a new and important business;

To help in successes in service, and ascent on a career ladder;

Achieving a goal in the political sphere of life.

Besides, the icon is considered the heavenly protector of the family and family relationships. This is the main reason for the frequent calls to the icon of St. Helena for prayer requests for saving the family, help in raising children (including their appearance - getting rid of the ailment of infertility), mitigating the "acute angles" in relationships, developing harmony, trusting relationships, and maintaining love.

Still this face is very revered by agricultural workers and ordinary Orthodox farmers. People believe that St. Helena can help to harvest a rich harvest and to give fertility to the soil, which will give everyone well-being who worked for the good.

In addition, St. Helena helps in getting rid of diseases and in strengthening the health of a person, and the physical condition of a person is closely connected with mental, because people who want to heal the body must first heal the soul. And in this matter, the most important thing is faith, sincere and firm. Only she is the true path leading to the Most High mercy.

The holy image of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Helena is a true masterpiece of Orthodoxy, the purpose of which cannot be overestimated.

According to Orthodox traditions, name-days are celebrated on the near date of veneration of the martyrs and saints of the same name, following the person’s birthday. According to the church calendar, the name of Allen corresponds to the date of the celebration of St. Helena.

The origin of the names Alena, Elena

There are three versions of origin:

1. It became a folk version of the church name Elena. That was the name of the girls in the common people. The name became detached only in the 20th century.
2. In Russia, the version of the European male name Alan was so manifested.
3. The origin of this name is rooted in ancient Greece. That was the name of the ancient Greek god of the sun and the light of Helios.

In modern times Alena is pronounced and written through the sound “ё”, although pronunciation through “e” is considered to be the right option.

The meaning of the name Alain, character

According to onomastics (the science of names), the names assigned to things and people leave an imprint on them. The meaning of the name Allen from Greek is solar, light, literally - a torch.

Description of the name Alain

• Positive character traits are charm, suppleness, wit, curiosity, ability to defend one’s opinion, ability to sympathy and compassion.
• Negative - cunning, flirty, excessive practicality and prudence.

When naming children by any name, parents to some extent predetermine the character of an adult. Alens and Helens are usually called babies in believing families who want to pay tribute to the great saints.

Women named Alena are good-natured, responsible to others and a sense of duty. Such people are gentle, easily find compromises, but do not allow themselves to be neglected.

Dates of the name day of Alena according to the church calendar

The dates in the list are in the new style:

• 28 January   - martyr Elena;
• June 3rd   - Queen Elena of Constantinople;
• June 8   - daughter up. Alphea, martyr Elena;
• June 10th   - Elena Diveevskaya;
• July 24   - Princess Olga (baptized by Elena);
• November 12th   - Queen of Serbia, reverend.

Angel Day Elena is not necessary to celebrate once a year. There are days of large and small days of an angel. Alena celebrates big name day on the date closest to her birth, small - on all other days of veneration of martyrs and saints in the year.

Congratulations on Alena's name day

The name has become isolated. Despite this, in the congratulation it is recommended to use the church form of the name - Elena.

Among the female names, Alena became the sunniest. Alena is recommended to live her life according to church canons, not to forget about the great women in whose honor they are named.