Photios: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Photios on February 6 on the New Calendar and February 19 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Photios of Constantinople.
The saint
St Photios of ConstantinoplePhotios rose to the patriarchal throne of Constantinople in 858, in the middle of a political struggle at court that had already cost his predecessor, Ignatios, his own office.Read the life ›Questions
- When is the name day for Photios?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Photios on February 6 on the New Calendar and February 19 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Photios?
- It is the feast of St Photios of Constantinople.