Name days on 22 November
On 22 November, the name day is celebrated by people named Valeria, Cecilia, Philemon, Valerios and James. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Commemoration of the Holy Apostles Philemon, Archippus and Onesimus and St Apphia · Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian and Tiburtius · Commemoration of St Iakovos Tsalikis of Evia.
Celebrating
5 namesSaints and feasts of the day
3 feastsCommemoration of the Holy Apostles Philemon, Archippus and Onesimus and St Apphia
A Christian of Colossae and disciple of the Apostle Paul, to whom the Epistle to Philemon is addressed, and who according to tradition was martyred together with his wife Apphia.
Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian and Tiburtius
Third-century Roman martyrs: according to tradition, Cecilia brought her husband Valerian and his brother Tiburtius to the faith, and all three were put to death for confessing Christ.
Commemoration of St Iakovos Tsalikis of Evia
A monk born in Livisi in Asia Minor who came to Greece as a refugee after the Asia Minor Catastrophe, grew up in northern Evia, and from 1975 until his repose in 1991 was abbot of the Monastery of St David the Elder.
This day's names are also celebrated on
- James
- 30 April
- 23 October
- Sunday after Christmas
About this day
In 2026, 22 November is a Sunday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 5 December of the civil calendar.