Saint
Febronia of Constantinople
Princess
A princess of Constantinople, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Feast
- October 28old style November 10
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saint Febronia of Constantinople, an emperor's daughter, is known by very few reports. She was the daughter of the famous Byzantine emperor Heraclius I (610-641) and from her youth laboured in seclusion. She departed to the Lord in 632 or 633.
She is commemorated on 28 October, old style, which is 10 November in the new calendar, following the Greek calendar. She is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Church.
Commemorated the same day October 28
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Arsenije of SerbiaSaint · Archbishop of SerbiaOct 28
Arsenios the CappadocianVenerable · Spiritual father from CappadociaOct 28
Job of PochaevVenerable · Abbot of PochaevOct 28
Paraskevi of IconiumGreat Martyr · Great Martyr, called FridayOct 28
Judas CyriacusSaint · Bishop of JerusalemOct 28- Arsenius AutorianusSaint · Patriarch of ConstantinopleOct 28
- FirmilianSaint · Bishop of Caesarea in CappadociaOct 28
Stephen the SabaiteVenerable · Hymnographer of Mar SabaOct 28
Neophytus of UrbnisiSaint · Bishop of UrbnisiOct 28
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