Theophanes

Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φανης (phanes) "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.

• Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/index.html
  

Christmas, Orthodox saints, saints