Synaxis of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner of Christ
Άγιος Ιωάννης o Πρόδρομος. Εορτασμός 7 Ιανουαρίου Ἐμὴ σε γλῶσσα Κήρυξ πῶς ἂν αἰνέσῃ, Ὃν γλῶσσα Χριστοῦ γηγενῶν μείζω λέγει; Μνήμη ἐβδομάτη Προδρόμου λάχεν αἰδοίοιο. On January 7, the Greek Orthodox church celebrates the Feast Day of the Synaxis of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Holy Forerunner of Christ, who is also the Protector Saint of God Parents, as he baptised Jesus Christ. January 7, Synaxis of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner of Christ Τάφος του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Βαπτιστή σε ένα κοπτικό μοναστήρι στην Κάτω Αίγυπτο. Εδώ λέγεται ότι βρέθηκαν τα οστά του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Προδρόμου. In the Orthodox Church, it is customary, on the day following the Great Feasts of the Lord and the Mother of God, to remember those saints who participated directly in the sacred event. So, on the day following the Theophany of the Lord, the Church honours the one who participated directly in the Baptism of Christ, placing his own hand upon the head of the Savior. Saint John, the holy Forerunner a...