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Greek Name Days

Name days on 12 March

On 12 March, the name day is celebrated by people named Theofanis and Theofania. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Venerable Theophanes the Confessor.

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Celebrating

2 names

Saints and feasts of the day

1 feast

  • Venerable Theophanes the Confessor

    A Byzantine aristocrat who became a monk and founded a monastery at Sigriane, author of the Chronographia, who was imprisoned and exiled as a defender of the icons (c. 760–818).

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About this day

  • In 2026, 12 March is a Thursday.

  • Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 25 March of the civil calendar.