When is Ermis’s name day?

Ermis 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 Ermis is celebrated

The saints behind the name

• Hermes the Apostle

  March 8, Apostle, Ερμής

  St. Hermes was one of the Seventy Apostles, greeted by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans. Tradition relates that he became Bishop of Dalmatia and labored there in preaching the Gospel.

  Name days: Ermis, Hermes

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  Hermias the Martyr

  May 31, Martyr, Ερμείας

  The Holy Martyr Hermias was an aged soldier who suffered for Christ at Comana in the second century. Summoned in his old age to sacrifice to the idols, the veteran refused, confessing the Lord whom he had served all his life, and he endured many torments with a young man's courage before being put to death by the sword.

  Name days: Hermias, Ermis

Also celebrating with Ermis

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

Hermes, Hermias

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.