Calliopius’s name day is April 7, the feast of Kalliopios the Martyr.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on April 20 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 7.
The saint behind the name
Kalliopios the Martyr
April 7, Martyr, Καλλιόπιος
Kalliopios was born in Perge in Pamphylia to a devout widow named Theoklia, who raised him in the faith. During the persecution of the early fourth century he confessed Christ at Pompeiopolis in Cilicia and was cruelly tortured.
Name days: Kalliopios, Calliopius
Also celebrating on April 7
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
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.
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