A baptismal name for a girl· A rare, distinctive name
Photina
3 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Photina
- Venerable Photina of PalestineFebruary 13A venerable woman of Palestine, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Saint Photina of BlachernaeAugust 20A holy woman who lived outside the Blachernae gate of Constantinople.
- Saint Photina of CaesareaFebruary 13Saint of Caesarea, venerated in the early Church.
Questions
The name day of Photina is February 13, the feast of Venerable Photina of Palestine. It is also kept on August 20.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 3 saints named Photina, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Photina is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Photina of Palestine as patron.