Svetlana’s name day is February 26, the feast of Photini the Samaritan Woman.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on March 11 (a day earlier in leap years) of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on February 26.
The saint behind the name
Photini the Samaritan Woman
February 26, Holy Woman, Φωτεινή η Σαμαρείτις
St. Photini is the Samaritan woman of the Gospel of John who met Christ at Jacob's well and, having received from Him the living water, brought her whole city to believe in Him. After Pentecost she preached the Gospel in many lands together with her sons and sisters.
Name days: Photis, Fotini, Photini, Foteini, Fotoula, Fay, Svetlana
Also celebrating on February 26
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Photis, Fotini, Photini, Foteini, Fotoula, Fay
What to say on a name day
The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.
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