Do not forget to call every Nikiforos you know today, to wish them well on their Name Day, saying “Hronia Polla ( Χρονια Πολλα) in Greek!

Saint Nikiforos, Patriarch of Constantinople for 10 years in the 9th century, is called "the Confessor" because he publicly confessed and defended the use of religious icons, despite facing persecution and exile for his beliefs during the period of Iconoclasm He died there in 828 at teh age of 70. Among his writings are the "Brief History" from the creation of the world to his time and the "Apologetic Discourse" in defense of the honor of sacred icons.