When is Charis’s name day?

Charis can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Charis is celebrated

The saints 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

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  Charalambos

  February 10, Martyr, Χαράλαμπος

  St. Charalambos was a priest of Magnesia in Asia Minor who suffered martyrdom in extreme old age, according to tradition at the age of 113, during the persecutions of the early third century. Refusing to sacrifice to idols, he endured torture with such serenity that many who witnessed his suffering came to believe in Christ.

  Name days: Charalampos, Babis, Haralambos, Harambos, Charalambos, Haralampos, Haris, Charis, Lambis, Harry, Charalambia, Haralambia, Haroula, Charoula

Also celebrating with Charis

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

Chara, Hara, Charikleia, Charalampos, Babis, Haralambos, Harambos, Charalambos, Haralampos, Haris, Lambis, Harry, Charalambia, Haralambia, Haroula, Charoula

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.