Name day
Theophanes: Name Day
Theophanes keeps the name day on 6 January, or 19 January on the Old Calendar: the feast of Theophany.
- Feast
- Theophany
- New Calendar
- 6 January
- Old Calendar
- 19 January
- Next name day
- 6 January 2027 (New Calendar) · 19 January 2027 (Old Calendar)
- In the feast calendar
- The feasts of January
The feast: Theophany
Kept on 6 January, or 19 January on the Old Calendar · Theophany of our Lord
The Pantocrator, “the Almighty, Ruler of all,” is the oldest and most central image of Orthodox iconography: Christ raising His right hand and holding the Gospel in His left, as He looks down from the dome of every Orthodox church. The letters IC XC are the first and last letters of “Jesus Christ” in Greek; with NIKA they proclaim “Jesus Christ conquers,” the confession stamped on prosphora, crosses and medallions. In Russia the beloved Zvenigorod Saviour, from the early fifteenth-century Deesis tier traditionally linked with St Andrei Rublev, was found near Zvenigorod in 1918 and is now in the Tretyakov Gallery; its gentle, searching gaze has made it one of the most loved faces of Christ in the world. Orthodox Christians keep an icon of the Saviour in the place of honor in every home, pray before it morning and evening, and make the sign of the Cross over a bridegroom with it on his wedding day. Through His icon the faithful turn to the Lord Himself, asking for mercy, healing and the salvation of their souls.
What the faithful pray for
- mercy and forgiveness of sins (the Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me)
- salvation of the soul
- healing of body and soul, as King Abgar of Edessa was healed through the Holy Face
- the protection of the home, where the icon of the Saviour holds the place of honor in the icon corner
- strength to keep the Gospel commandments
- victory over sin and temptation (IC XC NIKA: Jesus Christ conquers)
- the enlightenment of the mind by the uncreated Light of Tabor
- a bridegroom on his wedding day (the Saviour icon of the wedding pair)
- a peaceful Christian end and a good defense at the Last Judgment
Protection
- from the power of the devil and every evil
- from despair, for Christ has conquered death
- the household that keeps His icon
- from sickness of body and soul
Miracles
- King Abgar of Edessa, stricken with leprosy, received a cloth on which the Lord had imprinted His face after washing it; pressing it to his face, Abgar was healed. (source)
- On Mount Tabor the Lord shone with Divine Light before Peter, James and John, revealing the glory granted to those who unite the mind with God in prayer. (source)
- In 944 the Image Not-Made-by-Hands was solemnly carried from Edessa to Constantinople, an event the Church still keeps as a feast. (source)
Other saints named Theophanes
Venerable Theophanes the Confessor of Sigriane
Kept on 12 March, or 25 March on the Old Calendar
Venerable Theophanes and Saint Pansemne of Antioch
Kept on 10 June, or 23 June on the Old Calendar
Venerable Theophanes the Confessor and Faster of Mount Diabenos
Kept on 9 September, or 22 September on the Old Calendar
Theophanes in other languages
| Language | The name | Short forms |
|---|---|---|
| English | Theophanes, Theofanis, Feofan | |
| Greek | Θεοφάνης, Theofanis | Φάνης, Fanis |
Icons of Theophany
Folding diptychChrist Pantocrator & Our Lady of Kazan
$99$69
Folding diptychChrist (Zvenigorod Saviour) & Vladimir Mother of God
$99$69
Folding diptychHoly Trinity (Rublev) & Christ (Zvenigorod Saviour)
$99$69
MedallionOrthodox IC XC NIKA
Gold Color · Stainless Steel Medallion$56$39
MedallionOrthodox IC XC NIKA
Silver Color · Stainless Steel Medallion$56$39
IconOrthodox Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary
Folding Wooden Icon$56$39
IconOrthodox Jesus Christ Pantocrator
Silver&Gold Color · Icon$41$29
IconOrthodox Christ & Virgin Mary
Silver&Gold Color · Folding Wooden Icon$56$39
Have it consecrated by our priest before it reaches you: Consecration, $49.
A name-day gift for Theophanes
Name-Day Gift Set $213$149
A patron saint's folding diptych chosen by first name, a stainless steel crucifix and a prayer rope, in a gift box with a card giving the saint's life and feast day.
Theophany's diptych is chosen and the name is filled in.
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Questions
When is Theophanes’s name day?
Theophanes keeps the name day on 6 January on the New Calendar and on 19 January on the Old Calendar, the feast of Theophany.
Which feast is Theophanes’s name day?
Theophany. The Pantocrator, “the Almighty, Ruler of all,” is the oldest and most central image of Orthodox iconography: Christ raising His right hand and holding the Gospel in His left, as He looks down from the dome of every Orthodox church.
What is a good name-day gift for Theophanes?
An icon of Theophany, the saint Theophanes bears: the Christ Pantocrator & Our Lady of Kazan Folding Diptych ($69), or the Name-Day Gift Set ($149) with that diptych, a crucifix and a prayer rope in a gift box.
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