Theophano’s name day is December 16, the feast of Theophano the Empress.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on December 29 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on December 16.
The saint behind the name
Theophano the Empress
December 16, Holy Woman, Θεοφανώ η Βασίλισσα
Holy Theophano was the first wife of the emperor Leo the Wise in the ninth century. Amid the splendour and the sorrows of the palace she lived in prayer, fasting and almsgiving, sleeping on the floor and giving her wealth to the poor.
Also celebrating on December 16
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
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.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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