Emilian: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Emilian on August 8 on the New Calendar and August 21 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Emilian the Confessor of Cyzicus.
The saint
St Emilian the Confessor of CyzicusEmilian was bishop of Cyzicus while Leo the Armenian reigned and the emperor had set himself against the holy icons. Leo summoned the bishops to his court and pressed them to give up the honor paid to images. Emilian was the first to answer.Read the life ›Other saints named Emilian
St Emilian of SilistriaJuly 18
Questions
- When is the name day for Emilian?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Emilian on August 8 on the New Calendar and August 21 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Emilian?
- It is the feast of St Emilian the Confessor of Cyzicus.