4 December 2040, Tuesday (21.11 according to the old style)
Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
A three-year-old child is brought to the temple and left there. Not for a day — for good. Joachim and Anna had made a vow: if God gave them a child, they would give the child back to God. When Mary turned three they kept …
More about Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple →Saints commemorated
- Hieromartyr Ilya (Gromoglasov) of Tver 1869 — †4 декабря 1937
- Hieromartyr Ioasaph (Zhevakhov), Bishop of Mogilev 1874 — †4 декабря 1937
- Venerable, Hegumen Columban of Luxeuil (Bobbio) 543 — †23 ноября 615