When is Kleonikos’s name day?

Kleonikos’s name day is March 3, the feast of Eutropios, Kleonikos and Basiliskos.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on March 3.

The saint behind the name

• Eutropios, Kleonikos and Basiliskos

  March 3, Martyr, Ευτρόπιος

  Sts. Eutropios, Kleonikos and Basiliskos were soldiers of Amasea in Pontus and companions of the Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit. Imprisoned after St. Theodore's martyrdom, they were tortured for refusing to sacrifice to idols; Eutropios and Kleonikos were crucified, while Basiliskos was kept in prison and later beheaded.

  Name days: Eftropios, Eutropios, Eutropius, Kleonikos, Cleonicus

Also celebrating on March 3

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

Eftropios, Eutropios, Eutropius, Cleonicus

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.