Kiranna’s name day is February 28, the feast of Kyranna of Ossa.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 13 (a day earlier in leap years) of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on February 28.
The saint behind the name
Kyranna of Ossa
February 28, Holy Woman, Κυράννα
St. Kyranna was born in the village of Avyssoka, the present-day Ossa near Thessaloniki, to devout parents, and was renowned for her beauty. A janissary tax collector who desired her tried with gifts, flattery and threats to make her renounce her faith and marry him.
Also celebrating on February 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.
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