Kyranne’s name day is January 8, the feast of Kyranna the New Martyr.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on January 21 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 8.
The saint behind the name
Kyranna the New Martyr
January 8, Holy Woman, Κυράννα
St. Kyranna was a young woman from the village of Avysoka near Thessaloniki. In 1751, having refused the advances of a Turkish officer and the demand that she change her faith, she was imprisoned and beaten to death.
Also celebrating on January 8
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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