A baptismal name for a boy· A rare, distinctive name
Photius
10 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Photius
Saint Photius of KyivJuly 2Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus of Greek descent, who died in 1431.- Venerable PhotiusJuly 9A venerable founder of the Akapniou Monastery in Thessaloniki.
- Venerable PhotiusJuly 13One of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
- Venerable Photius of VolokolamskElder of the Joseph Monastery at Volokolamsk and a spiritual writer of the 16th century.
- Saint Photius of ThessalyJuly 9A saint venerated at Thessalonica, known as the Thessalian.
- Martyr Photius of SyriaOctober 28Martyr of Syria, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Photius of AntinoupolisMarch 5Martyr of Antinoupolis, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Photius of ConstantinopleAugust 9Martyr of Constantinople, who died around the year 730.
- Martyr Photius of NicomediaAugust 12Martyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for the Christian faith.
- Venerable Photius of YurievFebruary 27Archimandrite of Yuriev Monastery near Novgorod, who reposed in 1838, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
Questions
The name day of Photius is July 2, the feast of Saint Photius of Kyiv. It is also kept on July 9, July 13, October 28, March 5, August 9, August 12, February 27.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 10 saints named Photius, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Photius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Photius of Kyiv as patron.