Kalinniki’s name day is March 22, the feast of Kalliniki and Basilissa.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on April 4 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 22.
The saint behind the name
Kalliniki and Basilissa
March 22, Holy Woman, Καλλινίκη
Sts. Kalliniki and Basilissa were wealthy Christian women of Rome who used their means to visit and support the imprisoned confessors during the persecutions. Denounced for this, they were arrested and, confessing Christ before the governor, were beheaded.
Also celebrating on March 22
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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