When is Charisius’s name day?

Charisius’s name day is March 1, the feast of Charisios, Nikephoros and Agapios.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 14 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 1.

The saint behind the name

• Charisios, Nikephoros and Agapios

  March 1, Martyr, Χαρίσιος

  Sts. Charisios, Nikephoros and Agapios were martyrs of the early Church whose names are preserved in the Greek synaxaria for March 1. Tradition relates that they were put to the sword for their confession of Christ.

  Name days: Charisios, Harisios, Charisius

Also celebrating on March 1

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

Charisios, Harisios

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.