Name days on 4 November
On 4 November, the name day is celebrated by people named Nikandros, Ioannikios and Porfyrios. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Commemoration of St Joannicius the Great · Commemoration of the Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermaeus the Presbyter · Commemoration of the Holy Martyr Porphyrius the Mime.
Celebrating
3 namesSaints and feasts of the day
3 feastsCommemoration of St Joannicius the Great
A soldier from Bithynia who renounced iconoclasm, became a monk and hermit on Mount Olympus in Bithynia, and was renowned as a defender of the veneration of icons.
Commemoration of the Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermaeus the Presbyter
Disciples of the Apostle Titus — Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and the presbyter Hermaeus — who, according to the Synaxarion, were tortured for their preaching and buried alive.
Commemoration of the Holy Martyr Porphyrius the Mime
A stage mime from Ephesus who, according to the Synaxarion, became a Christian and was beheaded around 270, in the reign of Emperor Aurelian.
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About this day
In 2026, 4 November is a Wednesday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 17 November of the civil calendar.