When is Maxim’s name day?

Maxim’s name day is January 21, the feast of Maximos the Confessor.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on February 3 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 21.

The saint behind the name

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  Maximos the Confessor

  January 21, Hierarch, Μάξιμος

  St. Maximos the Confessor was a monk and theologian of the seventh century. Leaving high office in Constantinople for the monastic life, he became the great champion of the truth that Christ, being true God and true man, possesses both a divine and a human will, standing almost alone against the Monothelite heresy supported by emperor and patriarch.

  Name days: Maximos, Makis, Max, Maksim, Maxim, Maximus

Also celebrating on January 21

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

Maximos, Makis, Max, Maksim, Maximus

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.