When is Xene’s name day?

Xene’s name day is January 24, the feast of Xenia of Rome.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on February 6 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on January 24.

The saint behind the name

• Xenia of Rome

  January 24, Holy Woman, Ξένη η Ρωμαία

  St. Xenia was born in Rome in the fifth century to a family of rank and was named Eusebia. Fleeing an arranged marriage with two of her maidservants, she took the name Xenia, meaning stranger, and settled at Mylasa in Caria, where she founded a convent and lived in great humility.

  Name days: Xenia, Xeni, Ksenia, Xene

Also celebrating on January 24

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

Xenia, Xeni, Ksenia

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.