Herman: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Herman on December 12 on the New Calendar and December 25 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Herman of Alaska.
The saint
St Herman of AlaskaAmong the members of a mission organized from the Valaam Monastery in 1793 to carry the faith to the Aleut peoples of Alaska, Herman set out on a journey of nearly eight thousand miles that took a full year to complete, one of the longest missionary undertakings in the Church's history.Read the life ›Questions
- When is the name day for Herman?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Herman on December 12 on the New Calendar and December 25 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Herman?
- It is the feast of St Herman of Alaska.