Each year the feast day of St. Phanourios is celebrated on August 27 by Orthodox Christians. Although St. Phanourios is believed to have lived in the Roman Empire, there is no early evidence for devotion to this saint. Rather, devotion to St. Phanourios can only be securely traced to the mid-14th or mid-15th century when... The post Dealmaking or Gift Giving? On St. Phanourios and Phanouropita Cakes appeared first on Public Orthodoxy.