Name day
Charalambos: Name Day and Patron Saint
Charalambos keeps the name day on 10 February, or 23 February on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Charalambos.
- Patron saint
- St Charalambos
- New Calendar
- 10 February
- Old Calendar
- 23 February
- Next name day
- 10 February 2027 (New Calendar) · 23 February 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of February
The patron saint: St Charalambos
Kept on 10 February, or 23 February on the Old Calendar · Hieromartyr Charalambos
St Charalambos was a priest of the Christian community of Magnesia in Thessaly; Greek sources and icons remember him as a priest, while Russian sources call him a bishop. When his preaching came to the notice of the governor Lucian, he was arrested and ordered to sacrifice to the idols. He refused, and although he was more than a hundred years old, he was cruelly tortured. Seeing his endurance, two soldiers and three women confessed Christ and were martyred, and many who witnessed the miracles worked through his prayers came to believe. Sent to the emperor Septimius Severus at Antioch, he suffered further torments, yet raised a dead youth and freed a man tormented by demons; the emperor’s own daughter Galina came to faith in Christ. At last he was condemned to be beheaded, but he gave up his soul to God before the sword fell, about the year 202, and Galina buried him with honour. Before his death he prayed that the place where his relics rest would be spared famine, plague and crop-destroying winds, and would know peace and plenty of grain, wine and oil. The faithful, above all in Greece, have long called on him against plague and contagious disease. In 1908, when an epidemic struck Mount Athos, his skull was brought from the Monastery of St Stephen at Meteora for an all-night vigil, and the monks of the Holy Mountain still keep a yearly vigil in his honour. His feast is 10 February (23 February on the Old Calendar).
What the faithful pray for
- protection from plague and contagious disease
- healing of the sick
- deliverance from famine and calamity
- good harvests of grain, wine and oil
- protection from misfortune and enemies
- the forgiveness of sins
Charalambos in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Charalambos, Haralambos, Charalampos, Haralampos | |
| Greek | Χαράλαμπος, Charalampos, Haralambos | Χάρης, Μπάμπης, Μπάμπος, Λάμπης, Χαρίλαος, Charis, Haris, Babis, Bambos, Lambis |
| Russian | Харалампий, Kharalampy, Haralampy | |
| Bulgarian | Харалампий, Haralampi | |
| Romanian | Haralambie |
An icon for Charalambos
We don't carry an icon of St Charalambos yet. Ask for it below, and we will write to you when it is in.
Closest to it
Folding diptychSt John the Silent & Guardian Angel
Another holy bishop$99$69
Folding diptychSt Nicholas the Wonderworker & Guardian Angel
Another holy bishop$99$69
Folding diptychChrist (Zvenigorod Saviour) & Vladimir Mother of God
Christ and the Mother of God keep every Christian home$99$69
For every name: the Guardian Angel, given at baptism
Have it consecrated by our priest before it reaches you: Consecration, $49.
A name-day gift for Charalambos
Name-Day Gift Set $213$149
A patron saint's folding diptych chosen by first name, a stainless steel crucifix and a prayer rope, in a gift box with a card giving the saint's life and feast day.
The St Nicholas the Wonderworker & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych is chosen, for the Guardian Angel every Orthodox Christian receives at baptism, and the name is filled in.
Other names with this saint
Questions
When is Charalambos’s name day?
Charalambos keeps the name day on 10 February on the New Calendar and on 23 February on the Old Calendar, the feast of St Charalambos.
Who is the patron saint of Charalambos?
St Charalambos. St Charalambos was a priest of the Christian community of Magnesia in Thessaly; Greek sources and icons remember him as a priest, while Russian sources call him a bishop.
How is Charalambos written in other languages?
Greek: Χαράλαμπος (Charalampos), Russian: Харалампий (Kharalampy), Bulgarian: Харалампий (Haralampi) and Romanian: Haralambie. Every form of the name keeps the same saint.
What is a good name-day gift for Charalambos?
We don’t carry an icon of St Charalambos yet, and you can ask for one on this page. Every Orthodox Christian has a Guardian Angel from baptism, so the Name-Day Gift Set ($149) with the Guardian Angel diptych is always fitting.
More about name days
- Name Days Explained: What They Are, How Families Keep Them, and Gifts
A name day is the feast of the saint whose name you carry. Here is how to find yours on either calendar, how Greek and Russian families keep it, and what to give.
- Orthodox Patron Saint: How to Find Yours (by Name, Day or Choice)
Your Orthodox patron saint is the saint whose name you were given at baptism. Here is how to find yours by name, by the day of your birth or baptism, or by choice, and how to keep the name day.
- Find another name
Sources
- OCA: Hieromartyr Haralambos, Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly
- Azbyka.ru: Священномученик Харалампий Магнезийский
- Orthodox Christianity Then and Now: 8 Modern Miracles of Saint Haralambos
- eortologio.net, Greek name-day calendar (Εορτολόγιο)
- azbyka.ru, Месяцеслов (the Russian Church's calendar of saints by name)