Pachomius: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Pachomius on May 15 on the New Calendar and May 28 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Pachomius the Great.
The saint
St Pachomius the GreatPachomius was born around 292 to pagan parents in Egyptian Thebaid and given a good education in his youth, later conscripted into the Roman army, where he first encountered Christians whose readiness to care for strangers, even soldiers like himself, left a lasting impression.Read the life ›Other saints named Pachomius
Questions
- When is the name day for Pachomius?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Pachomius on May 15 on the New Calendar and May 28 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Pachomius?
- It is the feast of St Pachomius the Great.