Porfirios
ΠΟΡΦΥΡΙΟΣ
Porfirios, in English
Kept on 26 February.
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Origin
The story of Porfirios
Porfirios keeps 26 February.
Πορφύριος comes from πορφύρα — “purple,” the imperial dye of the ancients.
“Purple.”
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ΠΟΡΦΥΡΙΟΣ
In English letters: Porfirios
ΠΟΡΦΥΡΙΟΣ
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Pass it on. Tell them whose name they carry — and that this day is theirs to keep.
Χρόνια Πολλά
Send Porfirios a Χρόνια Πολλά
A name day matters more than a birthday in a Greek family — and everyone sends Χρόνια Πολλά. Here is a card to send, and the correct Greek to write, whether or not you can type it yourself.
Warm — someone close
Formal — an elder, or with respect
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