The closest date for a St. Anastasia in the Roman Catholic calendar (she's still mentioned in the Roman Mass BTW
) to our Anastasia's name day is on Christmas Day, 25 December.
I'm thinking it's probably the same St. Anastasia??
This Anastasia, according to my
Encyclopedia of Saints is said to have been probably a native of Sirmium, in Pannonia (modern Hungary/Yugoslavia) who was martyred under the Emperor Diocletian (around the year 304). She was allegedly the daughter of a Roman nobleman named Praetextatus, and she married a pagan named Publius, who died while on a mission (?) to Persia (modern Iran). After being widowed, Anastasia helped the local Christian community, she was persecuted by the authorities and later arrested for being a Christian. Legend says that after she was put on a ship with other prisoners, she was miraculously saved from drowning by a St. Theodata!! The prisoners then landed on the island of Palmaria, where they tragically were martyred by being burned to death!
St. Anastasia was made patroness of a Roman basilica in Rome during the 6th century.
Like I said--I'm guessing this is the "right" St. Anastasia because her name day in the Roman Catholic Church is 25 December---very close to the 22 December given in the Greek Orthodox Calendar.
Just a little background anyway!