When is Zafeiro’s name day?

Zafeiro’s name day is June 11, the feast of Zapheirios the New Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 24 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 11.

The saint behind the name

• Zapheirios the New Martyr

  June 11, Martyr, Ζαφείριος

  Saint Zapheirios is commemorated in the Greek synaxaria as a New Martyr who gave his life for Christ during the years of Ottoman rule. Few details of his life have been preserved, but Greeks named Zafeiris and Zafeiria keep their name day on this feast.

  Name days: Zafeiris, Zafeirios, Zafiris, Zafeiria, Zafeiro, Zafiro, Zafira

Also celebrating on June 11

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

Zafeiris, Zafeirios, Zafiris, Zafeiria, Zafiro, Zafira

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.