Photios

Saints named Photios

• Saint Photios the GreatFebruary 6Patriarch of Constantinople 858 to 867 and 877 to 886, a great scholar and supporter of the Slavic mission.
• Hieromartyr Photios of KorçëMetropolitan of Korçë from 1902 to 1906, assassinated in 1906 by irregular bands because of his activity for the Greek cause.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Photios?

The name day of Photios is February 6, the feast of Saint Photios the Great.

II.Which saints bore the name Photios?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 2 saints named Photios, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Photios a good baptismal name?

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