When is Synkletike’s name day?

Synkletike’s name day is January 5, the feast of Synkletike of Alexandria.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on January 18 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 5.

The saint behind the name

• Synkletike of Alexandria

  January 5, Holy Woman, Συγκλητική

  St. Synkletike was born to a wealthy family of Alexandria in the fourth century. After the death of her parents she gave away her inheritance and withdrew with her blind sister to a tomb outside the city, where a community of women gathered around her.

  Name days: Synkletike, Synkletiki, Syncletica, Sygklitiki

Also celebrating on January 5

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

Synkletiki, Syncletica, Sygklitiki

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.