Anastasia is a beautiful ancient name whose meaning is “resurrected” or “resurrector”. It is believed that women with this name are very complex and changeable natures, gentle with loved ones and cold with strangers or foes.
However, Anastasius’s magnificent intuition is often noted, and sometimes even their ability to foresee and predict certain events.
Anastasia’s name day can be celebrated several times a year, because for some reason, quite a few women with this name were ranked as saints . Each Anastasia has her own holiday - the nearest name day after her birthday.
Nastya, born in winter, is likely to celebrate Angel Day on December 17 or 26, or January 4. The spring name day of Anastasia falls on March 23, April 5 or 28, and also on May 10 or 28. The birthday of Anastasia, whose birth date is in the summer, is celebrated on June 1, 9, July 4, 17, and also on August 10. Nastya, celebrating her birthday in the fall, will celebrate Angel's Day on November 11-12.
The dates on which Anastasia’s name days fall are not randomly chosen, because these days some events took place with Anastasia, who are numbered among the saints, as a rule, they correspond to the dates of their death or just church holidays dedicated to these saints. For Anastasia, the church most often recognizes three patrons: Anastasia the Patternerer, Anastasia Patricia of Alexandria and Anastasia of Solun.
Anastasia the Patternerer, Patroness of Nast, celebrating a birthday on January 4, lived in the 4th century AD in Rome, during the formation of Christianity. She, born in a noble family, practiced this religion from childhood, although her father was a pagan and married her to a pagan. The marriage was unhappy: Anastasia's husband did not approve of her desire to help Christians who were persecuted and imprisoned in prison. She had to endure a large number of beatings and humiliations, so she left her spouse and went on a pilgrimage in order to support fellow believers. When the emperor became aware of the affairs of Anastasia, he commanded either to persuade her back to paganism or to execute her. Anastasia did not agree to renounce the faith and was subjected to execution.
Saint Anastasia the Patternbreaker is the patroness of prisoners and pregnant women.
Anastasia Patricia of Alexandria lived in Alexandria in the 6th century A.D. and was
daughter of an aristocrat. Soon after her marriage, she was widowed and secretly founded a monastery near Alexandria. After the widow, and the emperor Justinian, he, having an acquaintance with Anastasia, even when she was married, wanted to find her and marry her, but she hid for 28 years in a cave in complete solitude. The truth was revealed only after her death. The name day of Anastasia, who enjoys the patronage of this saint, is celebrated on March 23 in a new style.
Martyr Anastasia of Rome Solunskaya lived in the 3rd century A.D. She was an orphan and was subjected to public torture for believing in Christ, during which her tongue was cut off. But even after that, she did not reject her faith. The executioners chopped off her head, stopping the torment. Namedays of Anastasia of Solunsky fall on November 11-12.
There is another famous Anastasia, who is also canonized, however, more recently. Her day falls on July 17, according to the date of her death. We are talking about Grand Duchess Anastasia, daughter of the last Russian monarch Nicholas II. Anastasia with her family was shot in Yekaterinburg when she was 17 years old.
Such is the story of the famous Anastasius, the saints. It is always worth remembering them, thinking about the meaning of the holiday name day.