Nike the Martyr

Holy Martyr Nike, commemorated on this day in the Greek synaxaria.

Nike is listed in the Greek synaxaria as a martyr who gave her life for Christ. Little of her story has been preserved beyond her name and her witness.

Her memory on this day is kept by the many Greek women who bear her name.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Nike the Martyr is commemorated on April 25. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on May 8 of the civil calendar.

Who celebrates a name day

People with these names keep their name day on this feast:

Niki, Nike, Nicky

Also commemorated on April 25

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  Mark the Evangelist

  Apostle, Μάρκος ο Ευαγγελιστής

  Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark.

  Name days: Markos, Markis, Marc, Marco, Mark

• Macedonius II of Constantinople

  Hierarch, Μακεδόνιος Β' Πατριάρχης

  Saint Macedonius II, Patriarch of Constantinople, exiled for defending the Council of Chalcedon.

• Anianus of Alexandria

  Hierarch, Αννιανός Αλεξανδρείας

  Saint Anianus, second Bishop of Alexandria, converted by the Apostle Mark.

• Sylvester of Obnora

  Venerable, Σιλβέστρος της Όμπνορα

  Venerable Sylvester of Obnora, disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh.

• Basil of Poiana Marului

  Venerable, Βασίλειος ο Ησυχαστής

  Venerable Basil of Poiana Marului, Romanian elder and teacher of the prayer of the heart.