When is Chariessa’s name day?

Chariessa’s name day is April 16, the feast of Chariessa, Nike, Galene and the Women Martyrs of Corinth.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on April 29 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 16.

The saint behind the name

• Chariessa, Nike, Galene and the Women Martyrs of Corinth

  April 16, Holy Woman, Χάρισσα, Νίκη, Γαλήνη, Καλλίς, Νουνεχία, Βασίλισσα, Θεοδώρα και Ειρήνη

  These women of Corinth were brought to faith by the preaching of Leonides, Bishop of Athens, and were arrested with him in the persecution of Decius. They refused to deny Christ under torture.

  Name days: Galini, Galene, Galina, Chariessa

Also celebrating on April 16

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

Galini, Galene, Galina

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.