When is Verenike’s name day?

Verenike’s name day is July 12, the feast of Veronica the Woman with the Issue of Blood.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 25 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on July 12.

The saint behind the name

• Veronica the Woman with the Issue of Blood

  July 12, Holy Woman, Βερονίκη

  St. Veronica is identified by tradition with the woman of the Gospel who had suffered from an issue of blood for twelve years and was healed when she touched the hem of the Lord's garment in faith. Tradition relates that she came from Caesarea Philippi.

  Name days: Veronica, Veroniki, Veronika, Vereniki, Verenike, Berenice, Veronique, Roniki

Also celebrating on July 12

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

Veronica, Veroniki, Veronika, Vereniki, Berenice, Veronique, Roniki

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.