Symeon: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Symeon on February 3 on the New Calendar and February 16 on the Old Calendar: the feast of Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess.
The saint
Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the ProphetessSimeon appears in the Gospel of Luke as an old man of Jerusalem, righteous and devout, who had spent his life watching for the day Israel would receive its consolation, with the Holy Spirit resting on him.Read the life ›Other saints named Symeon
St Symeon the New TheologianOctober 12
St Symeon the Myrrh-streamerFebruary 13
St Symeon MetaphrastesNovember 9
Questions
- When is the name day for Symeon?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Symeon on February 3 on the New Calendar and February 16 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Symeon?
- It is the feast of Simeon the Godbearer and Anna the Prophetess.