My daughter Bridget (aged 10 at the time) chose St Julia of Carthage because her feast day was in July, and her birthday was on 8 January, too close to Christmas. It was useful, because when she went to study in Greece people found it easier to call her Ioulia than Mpridzet.

And because I was a missiologist I picked a missionary saint, Methodius, but when I was ordained the bishop changed it back to Stephen so i was back to two days after Christmas.