Zephaniah: Name Day
Orthros keeps the name day for Zephaniah on December 3 on the New Calendar and December 16 on the Old Calendar: the feast of St Zephaniah.
The saint
St ZephaniahZephaniah, ninth among the Twelve Minor Prophets, came of royal blood, tracing his descent several generations back to King Hezekiah of Judah, and prophesied in the second half of the seventh century before Christ, in the years contemporary with Jeremiah.Read the life ›Questions
- When is the name day for Zephaniah?
- Orthros keeps the name day for Zephaniah on December 3 on the New Calendar and December 16 on the Old Calendar.
- Which saint's feast is the name day for Zephaniah?
- It is the feast of St Zephaniah.