When is Callie’s name day?

Callie’s name day is April 8, the feast of Kalliope.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on April 21 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 8.

The saint behind the name

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  Kalliope

  April 8, Holy Woman, Καλλιόπη

  St. Kalliope is honored among the martyrs of the early Church, one of those who suffered for Christ during the Roman persecutions. The synaxaria preserve little of her life beyond her faithful confession unto death.

  Name days: Kalliope, Kalliopi, Calliope, Callie

Also celebrating on April 8

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

Kalliope, Kalliopi, Calliope

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.