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Martyr

Kallis

One of the women martyrs commemorated with Saint Leonides, who suffered in 258.

Feast
April 16old style April 29
Reposed
2583rd century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Kallis the Martyr is commemorated on 16 April (new style, the calendar of the Church of Greece) among the eight women martyrs who stood around the holy Martyr Leonides, in the year 258: Basilissa, Galene, Theodora, Kallis, Nike, Nounechia, Charisse and Irene. The Greek calendar places their suffering at Nea Epidavros, in the area of Nafplio.

The sources consulted give no other details about her life.

Commemorated the same day April 16