Jacob: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Jacob on November 27 on the New Calendar and December 10 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Jacob of Persia.
The saint
St Jacob of PersiaA Christian of high rank at the fourth-century Persian court who, out of fear and favor, sacrificed with the king and denied Christ; the rebuke of his mother and wife broke his heart and he returned weeping to the Lord.Read the life ›Questions
- When is the name day for Jacob?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Jacob on November 27 on the New Calendar and December 10 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Jacob?
- It is the feast of St Jacob of Persia.