When is Agnessa’s name day?

Agnessa’s name day is January 21, the feast of Agnes of Rome.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on February 3 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 21.

The saint behind the name

• Agnes of Rome

  January 21, Holy Woman, Αγνή

  St. Agnes was a young girl of Rome who, refusing marriage for love of Christ, was denounced as a Christian in the persecution of the early fourth century. Tradition relates that she was sent to a brothel and preserved unharmed by God before being put to death by the sword at the age of about thirteen.

  Name days: Agnes, Agni, Agne, Agnessa, Agnese

Also celebrating on January 21

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Agnes, Agni, Agne, Agnese

What to say on a name day

The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.