Photios was born around 820 A.D. to holy parents, who were confessors of the faith. His parents were persecuted for defending icons against the iconoclasts and were exiled from Constantinople.

St. Photios, patriarch of Constantinople, described as "the church's far-gleaming beacon," lived during the ninth century, and came from a family of zealous Christians.

St. Photios was also known for his brilliance and for his missionary zeal, and one of his greatest achievements was in the field of mission work. In 863, St. Photios sent his two nephews from ...

Saint Photios the Great was one of the Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople in the middle of the 9th century, and his feast day is celebrated on February 6th. Together with other great ...