Metrophanes

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Metrophanes

• Saint Metrophanes of ByzantiumJune 4Bishop of Byzantium from 306 to 314, the first bishop mentioned by contemporary sources.
• Saint Metrophanes of VoronezhNovember 23First bishop of Voronezh, appointed in 1682 and reputed to work miracles; died in 1703.
• MSaint MetrophanesFebruary 4A hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MVenerable MetrophanesJuly 9A venerable monk of Athos, disciple of Saint Dionysius the Rhetor, who reposed in 1606.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Metrophanes?

The name day of Metrophanes is June 4, the feast of Saint Metrophanes of Byzantium. It is also kept on November 23, February 4, July 9.

II.Which saints bore the name Metrophanes?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 4 saints named Metrophanes, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Metrophanes a good baptismal name?

Yes. Metrophanes is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Metrophanes of Byzantium as patron.