Elikonida’s name day is May 28, the feast of Heliconis of Thessalonica.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 10 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on May 28.
The saint behind the name
Heliconis of Thessalonica
May 28, Holy Woman, Ελικωνίδα
Heliconis was a Christian woman of Thessalonica who went to Corinth during the persecution of Gordian and Philip and openly rebuked the worship of idols. After cruel tortures, tradition relates, she entered the temple and cast down the statues of the gods.
Also celebrating on May 28
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.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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