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When is Junia’s name day?

Junia’s name day is May 17, the feast of Junia the Apostle.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 30 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on May 17.

The saint behind the name

  • Junia the Apostle

    May 17, Apostle, Ιουνία

    Junia is greeted by Saint Paul in the Epistle to the Romans, together with Andronikos, as his kinsfolk and fellow prisoners who were outstanding among the apostles and in Christ before him. Tradition relates that she labored with Andronikos in preaching the Gospel and in bringing many to baptism.

    Name days: Junia, Iounia

Also celebrating on May 17

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

Iounia

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.

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