Kyros can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.
Every feast on which Kyros is celebrated
| New Calendar | Feast | Old Calendar (civil date) |
|---|---|---|
| January 31 | Cyrus and John | February 13 |
| June 28 | Sts. Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries | July 11 |
The saints behind the name

Cyrus and John
January 31, Martyr, Κύρος και Ιωάννης
Sts. Cyrus and John are honored among the Holy Unmercenaries, physicians who healed in the name of Christ without accepting payment. Cyrus was a physician of Alexandria and John a soldier who joined him; together they served the sick and strengthened the persecuted during the persecution of Diocletian at the beginning of the fourth century.

Sts. Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
June 28, Saint, Κύρος και Ιωάννης
On June 28 the Church commemorates the translation of the relics of the Holy Unmercenaries Cyrus and John. Cyrus was a physician of Alexandria who healed in the name of Christ without payment, and John a soldier who joined him; together they strengthened the confessors during the persecution of Diocletian and were beheaded for the faith at the beginning of the fourth century.
Also celebrating with Kyros
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Kyriakos, Cyriacus, Cyrus, John, Ioannis
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.