Great Martyr · 1st century
Photini the Samaritan Woman
Also known as Svetlana · the Samaritan Woman · Photine · Victor · Photinus · Joses · Anatole · Photo · Photis · Paraskeve · Kyriake · Sebastian
The woman at the well (John 4); later evangelized and was martyred under Nero.
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Notes
Name often rendered Svetlana/Fotini. Principal feast Feb 26; also commemorated Mar 20 (OCA) and the movable Sunday of the Samaritan Woman.
Sources: Synaxarion