Name days on 5 May
On 5 May, the name day is celebrated by people named Irene and Ephraim. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Saint Irene the Great Martyr · Saint Ephraim the Great Martyr.
Celebrating
2 namesSaints and feasts of the day
2 feastsGreat martyr of the early Christian centuries.
Saint Ephraim the Great Martyr
Monk of the Monastery of the Annunciation on Mount Amomon in Attica, martyred by the Turks in 1426; his relics were found in 1950 and are kept at the monastery in Nea Makri.
This day's names are also celebrated on
About this day
In 2026, 5 May is a Tuesday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 18 May of the civil calendar.