When is Chara’s name day?

Chara’s name day is January 28, the feast of Charis the Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on February 10 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 28.

The saint behind the name

• Charis the Martyr

  January 28, Holy Woman, Χάρις

  St. Charis is commemorated on January 28 as a holy woman martyr. The synaxaria record that she ended her contest for Christ, but the details of her life have not been preserved.

  Name days: Charis, Chara, Hara, Charikleia

Also celebrating on January 28

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

Charis, Hara, Charikleia

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.