Vissarionas’s name day is September 15, the feast of Bessarion of Larissa.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 28 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 15.
The saint behind the name
Bessarion of Larissa
September 15, Hierarch, Βησσαρίων Λαρίσης
St. Bessarion was born near Trikala in Thessaly in the fifteenth century and became Metropolitan of Larissa, a shepherd known for his charity, for ransoming captives, and for building bridges and roads for the poor of his region. He founded the monastery of Dousikou near Pyli, which still bears his name.
Name days: Vissarion, Bessarion, Vissarionas
Also celebrating on September 15
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.
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