When is Theophanis’s name day?

Theophanis can be celebrated on 4 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Theophanis is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Theophany

  January 6, Great Feast, Θεοφάνεια

  The Feast of Theophany, or Epiphany, commemorates the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ by St. John the Forerunner in the River Jordan. As Christ came up from the waters, the heavens opened, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove, and the voice of the Father was heard — the first clear revelation of the Holy Trinity.

  Name days: Theophanis, Theofanis, Phanos, Phanis, Theophanes, Fanis, Fotis, Fotios, Photios, Iordanis, Theophania, Theofania, Fani, Fotini, Foteini, Photini, Fotoula, Ourania, Rania, Theopoula, Peristera

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  Theophanes the Confessor

  March 12, Venerable, Θεοφάνης

  St. Theophanes the Confessor was born in Constantinople in the eighth century to a noble family. Renouncing wealth and worldly marriage, he embraced the monastic life and founded a monastery, where he became famed for asceticism and learning; his great chronicle of world history earned him the title Chronographer.

  Name days: Theofanis, Theophanis, Theophanes

• Theophanes of Peritheorion

  May 3, Hierarch, Θεοφάνης Περιθεωρίου

  Theophanes was a monk of the Great Lavra on Mount Athos, where he was formed in the hesychast tradition. In the fourteenth century he was chosen Metropolitan of Peritheorion in Thrace and served his flock with pastoral care during troubled times.

  Name days: Theophanis, Theofanis, Theophanes

The other feasts are listed in the table above, each with a link to the saint’s life.

Also celebrating with Theophanis

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Theofanis, Phanos, Phanis, Theophanes, Fanis, Fotis, Fotios, Photios, Iordanis, Theophania, Theofania, Fani, Fotini, Foteini, Photini, Fotoula, Ourania, Rania, Theopoula, Peristera

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.