Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess are saints whose images are inextricably linked with the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. When the Virgin Mary and Joseph the Betrothed brought the Infant Christ to the Jerusalem Temple, Simeon and Anna were the first to recognize the Messiah, the Savior of the whole world, in the defenseless child.

I will tell you about the life of Simeon and Anna, prayers to them, folk traditions related to their memorial day, and much more.

Celebration date

The Day of Remembrance of Saints Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess is celebrated in the Russian Orthodox Church on February 16 according to the new style. This day is included in the days after the feast of the Presentation of the Lord.
What can you eat on the day of remembrance? There is no fasting on the day of remembrance of Saints Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess.

The Life of Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess

We learn about the righteous Simeon the God-Receiver mainly from the Gospel of Luke. There is very little information, but even thanks to it, the image of an extraordinary person emerges, who played a crucial role in the history of the coming to earth of the Messiah - the Lord Jesus Christ. Other information about Simeon has come to us from Church Tradition, which Orthodox Christians reverence along with the Holy Scriptures.
According to Tradition, this saint was one of seventy-two translators whom the Egyptian king Ptolemy II commissioned to translate the Holy Scriptures from Hebrew language into Greek. It is from this “Translation of 72 Interpreters” (or Septuagint) Old Testament in the future translated into Slavic for Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches.
A learned man, wise with great knowledge, Simeon became the conductor of the miracle of the Presentation of the Lord. About this saint, the evangelist Luke writes that he was chosen by the Lord and that the Holy Spirit dwelt on him: Then there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was a righteous and pious man, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was on him (Luke 2:25).
For King Ptolemy II, Saint Simeon translated the book of the prophet Isaiah. In it he came across a phrase that confused him and literally discouraged him. In the Hebrew original, this phrase sounded like: Behold, the Virgin is with child and will give birth to a Son (Is 7:14). The scientist was sure that the word “Virgo” was an obvious mistake! How can a virgin (that is, a virgin) give birth to a child? Simeon wanted to correct the absurdity, his hand was already reaching for the paper. But at that very second an Angel appeared before him. He held the scribe’s pen and said: “Have faith in the written words, you yourself will be convinced that they will be fulfilled, for you will not taste death until you see Christ the Lord, who will be born of the Pure and Immaculate Virgin.” These words of the Angel became prophetic - decades passed, and Simeon lived and lived. And every day he waited for the Messiah, born of the Virgin, to appear to the world.
In the year when the saint turned 360 years old, the Holy Spirit led him to the Temple of Jerusalem. And this happened on the same day when Joseph the Betrothed and the Virgin Mary with the Savior, who was 40 days old, came to the temple to present their firstborn before the Lord and make the sacrifice prescribed by Jewish law.


It was here, in the heart of the Holy Land, that the meeting of the righteous elder and the Holy Family took place. Simeon again had a revelation from the Lord - he realized that the Baby in Mary’s arms was the same long-awaited Messiah about whom the prophets had been writing for hundreds of years.
Saint Simeon reverently took the Infant Christ in his arms and said: Now, Master, you are releasing Your servant in peace, according to Your word, for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all people. Light for the enlightenment of the Gentiles and the glory of Your people Israel (Luke 2:29-32). Having blessed Mary and Joseph, he added the prophetic: Behold, this One is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel and for the subject of controversy, - And a weapon will pierce Your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed (Luke 2:22-35).
From the description that the Evangelist Luke gives us, we also learn about Anna the Prophetess. Luke writes little about her, but even from this meager information we can see the entire life path of this woman in all its purity and love for God: There was also Anna the prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher, who had reached a ripe old age, having lived with her husband from of her virginity for seven years, a widow of eighty-four years old, who did not leave the temple, serving God day and night with fasting and prayer. And at that time she came up, glorified the Lord and prophesied about Him to all who were waiting for deliverance in Jerusalem (Luke 2:36-38).
Relics of Righteous Simeon the God-ReceiverAs Church Tradition says, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver died shortly after meeting the Infant Christ and the Holy Family in the Jerusalem Temple. He was 360 years old.
According to some historical sources, in 1243 the relics of St. Simeon appeared on the shores of the Adriatic Sea in the city of Zara (now the city of Zadar in Croatia). Today the relics rest in reliquaries in two Croatian cities: Zadar and Zagorje. And in the German city of Aachen the right hand is kept ( right hand) righteous Simeon the God-Receiver.

Right Hand of the Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver

The right hand (right hand) of the righteous Simeon the God-Receiver is a Christian relic that rests in cathedral city ​​of Aachen in Germany. Once every seven years old tradition, it is put on display for the worship of believers - this is the world-famous Aachen pilgrimage. The shrine is kept in a decorated precious stones reliquaries.

Iconography of Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess

Righteous Simeon is one of the key figures depicted on the icon of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Icon painters depicted the saint at the moment when the Mother of God hands him the Infant Christ from hand to hand. Anna the Prophetess in Byzantine and Old Russian icon painting was usually depicted on the icons of the Presentation of the Lord standing behind the back of the Mother of God or the righteous Simeon. Anna the Prophetess was depicted in profile, most often dressed in a red chiton and green maforia (colors could be different); she pointed her finger at Christ. Anna was often painted in the image of a gray-haired old woman with a tired face.

Song of Simeon the God-Receiver

The Song of Simeon the God-Receiver, or “Now you let go...” are the words of Simeon the God-Receiver from the Gospel of Luke.
This prayer is mentioned for the first time in the Apostolic Constitutions. In the Russian Orthodox Church, the words of Simeon the God-Receiver are read rather than sung during services, unlike Catholics, for example. This happens at the end of Vespers. In addition, Orthodox Christians say “Now you let go...” during the Sacrament of Baptism - but only for infant boys.

Temple of Simeon and Anna in St. Petersburg

The Church of the Saints and Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess stands at the intersection of Mokhovaya and Belinsky streets in St. Petersburg. Initially, the temple was wooden, but in 1731, when Empress Anna Ioannovna ruled in Russia, construction of a stone three-altar church began here, according to the design of architect Mikhail Zemtsov and his assistant Ivan Blank. It was crowned with a multifaceted dome.
The empress herself was present at the consecration of the temple in 1734. Until 1802, the church was classified as a court temple.
There were chimes on the 47-meter-high bell tower of the temple. The first striking clock was once brought here from the Church of the Resurrection at the Menshikov Palace, but was lost during one of the restorations. The chimes were restored only in 1905.
In 1938, the godless Soviet authorities closed the Temple of Simeon and Anna, and for a long time it was used as a warehouse. In the 1980s, the building was transferred to the meteorological museum. In 1995, the temple was returned to believers.

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh. Meeting, Sunday about the Publican and the Pharisee

(February 15, 1976)

The holiday that we observe today is at the same time a holiday of a wonderful meeting and the first separation. A wondrous meeting, because into the temple, into the inheritance of God, the Only Begotten Son of God, who became the Son of the Virgin, is brought to be placed before the face of the Living, eternal God, His Father before the world ceased to exist.
The meeting, also, between holy souls and the Savior they are waiting for. Both Simeon and Anna lived a long, complex, blessed life; Both were promised that they would not die until they saw their Savior face to face. And now this day has come, and the righteous who were waiting for Him met face to face with God who became Man... Now do You let Your servant go in peace, according to Your word, - said Simeon, - for my eyes have seen Your salvation... Now he can go into eternity , now he can go down to the region of the dead and bring there the first news that he saw on earth God who came in the flesh.
At the same time, this holiday is the first sacrificial separation Mother of God with Her Divine Son. Every male child who opened the womb, that is, the firstborn in the family, was offered to God and became the property of God. This custom, this rule began in ancient times, when Moses led the people of Israel out of Egypt. Then the stubborn Pharaoh did not want to let his slaves go; and horror after horror befell the Egyptian land, so that man would come to his senses under the heavy, saving right hand of God. And one of the most terrible punishments that was imposed on the Pharaoh who opposed God was the death of all the firstborn in the land of Egypt. At this price the stony heart of Pharaoh was shaken, at this price the children of Israel received freedom, in view of the expected Christ.
But when they reached the desert, then God’s voice reached them: At the cost of this horror, at the cost of the death of children, the deprivation of mothers of their beloved babies, you were taken out of the Egyptian land, from the land of captivity and slavery; but as if in remembrance of this, as if as a ransom for these children and for these mothers, the firstborn male child in each of your families is to be brought to the Temple, and God receives the power of life and death over him. And so, bringing Her Baby to the Temple, the Mother of God offered Him as a sacrifice to God. For the first time, freely, according to the law of Her people, She gave to God what was born of Her. This sacrifice then continued throughout Her entire life: the Mother of God gave Him up once and for all, and God and the Father accepted this sacrifice, the only one in the entire history of the world, and it became the bloody Sacrifice of Calvary.
Today we read about another meeting: how a publican and a Pharisee came to the temple, to that temple where the Living God awaits His children. One came with pride, the other with a broken heart. This is also a meeting; but in this meeting there is not a sacrifice, but judgment and salvation.
Each of us once, on the day of our churching, was brought to the temple; each of us was placed before God to become His property; but in the Church of Christ there is no male and female, there is no distinction, everyone is the children of God, and therefore we were all brought and given to God, just as the Infant Christ was brought by His Mother.
Every mother who stands here once brought her baby and gave it to God, and received it again from the icon of the Savior or the Mother of God. Each of us meets God again and again every time he comes to the temple; Which of us is a publican, which of us is a Pharisee? Who will leave justified, and who will leave with their corruptible righteousness, which will not enter the Kingdom of God? Simeon and Anna waited and saw Christ; the publican was only waiting for judgment - and received mercy; The Pharisee thought he was righteous, and ended up with nothing...
This is what we now begin this ascent with preparatory weeks for Great Lent. Let us think, each of us, about what it means that he or she was once brought to the temple, given to God with maternal love; given to the keeping of Him who is the Guardian of infants, given to Him who is the Lord and the Life. Let's think about whether we are able to meet Christ as Simeon and Anna met Him; Let's think about who we are - a Pharisee or a saved tax collector. Amen.

Kizilsky Convent of the Holy Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and the Prophetess Anna

Kizilsky convent of the righteous saints Simeon the God-Receiver and the prophetess Anna is located in the village of Kizilsky, Chelyabinsk region, near Magnitogorsk. This is an ancient Cossack village, and the monastery is located on its western outskirts.

Officially, the Kizilsky Convent was opened in 1999. The monastery is very young, but with an interesting backstory. In the early 20s of the twentieth century, two local nuns, an aunt and a niece, went on a pilgrimage to glorify their land in the Holy Land. Their journey lasted 8 years. Returning from Jerusalem, the pilgrims instead Russian Empire, which they left, found Soviet Russia. They did not renounce Christ, gathered for prayer from house to house, and strengthened the local residents in the Orthodox faith.
The first abbess of the monastery since 1999 was the nun of the Assumption Pukhtitsa Monastery, nun Ioanna (Smolkina). In 2004, Abbess Theodora (Podoplelova) became the abbess of the monastery. In 2009, the Kizilsky Monastery celebrated its first anniversary - ten years.

Folk traditions of the day of memory of Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess

In Rus', the day of remembrance of Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess was called “Pochinki”. For the common people, this was the time to prepare for spring, for the beginning of a new cycle of work in the field.
The men carefully inspected and repaired the horse harness. “Semyon and Anna are repairing the harness”, “a thin harness is an unfortunate trip”, “Semyon and Anna are repairing the repairs”, “Grandfather gets up to repair the morning - he is repairing the summer harness and the hundred-year-old beard.”
Housewives cooked strawata - flour porridge or flour jelly from roasted rye, barley or wheat flour, brewed with boiling water and steamed in the oven. “The straw plant has arrived in the yard, start the repairs.”
Russian village people considered righteous Simeon the guardian of babies; mothers prayed to him for the health of their children. The prophetess Anna was revered as a protector from thunder and lightning.
They said that February 16 is the beginning of seven cool (frosty) matinees: three before Vlasiy (February 24), on Vlasiy and four after Vlasiy.

The Church of Simeon and Anna (the official name is the Church of the Saints and Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess) is an active Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, located on the corner of Belinsky and Mokhovaya streets, an architectural monument, one of the oldest churches in St. Petersburg.

A wooden church on this site was built back in 1712, by order of Peter I in honor of the name day of his eldest daughter, Tsarevna Anna Petrovna. In 1731, a stone church was built near it (architect M.G. Zemtsov), in the Anninsky Baroque style using elements of Old Russian architecture. It was built by order of Empress Anna Petrovna, whose namesake was celebrated on the day of remembrance of St. Simeon and Anna. Three years later, construction was completed and the church was consecrated on January 27, 1734. The temple was assigned to the court (until 1802). Before the construction of the Kazan Cathedral, all the clergy gathered there on special days.

In memory of the birth of Paul I, a chapel to the Great Martyr was built in the church. Eustathius Plakida (chapel abolished in 1802). In 1797, Paul I awarded this church the Order of St. Anna. Main altar The temple was consecrated in the name of Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess, the right (south) - in the name of Archangel Michael, and the left (north) - in the name of St. Ephraim the Syrian. The main volume is completed with a high light drum, topped with a faceted dome of a complex pattern. The iconostasis was made by carver K. Gan, the images were made by artists A. M. Matveev and V. I. Vasilevsky.

Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver was, according to the testimony of the holy evangelist Luke, one of God’s chosen ones who awaited the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit abided on him (Luke 2:25). He was told by God that he would not die until the promised Messiah, Christ the Lord, came to the world.

Ancient historians report that the Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285 - 247 BC) wanted to replenish his famous Alexandrian library with the texts of the Holy Books. He invited scribes from Jerusalem. The Sanhedrin sent its wise men. Among the 72 scientists who arrived in Alexandria to translate Holy Scripture on Greek language, the righteous Simeon was also invited. (The work was completed and received the name “Translation of 72 Interpreters.” It was from this that the Old Testament was subsequently translated into Slavic for the Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches.) Righteous Simeon translated the book of the prophet Isaiah. Having read in the original the words “Behold, the Virgin is with child and will give birth to a Son” (Is. 7:14), he decided that the word “Virgin” was used here erroneously, instead of the word “Wife,” and wanted to correct the text. At that moment an Angel appeared to him and held his hand, saying: “Have faith in the written words, you yourself will be convinced that they will be fulfilled, for you will not taste death until you see Christ the Lord, who will be born of the Pure and Immaculate Virgin.”

From that day on, righteous Simeon began to await the coming of the Promised Messiah.

And then one day the righteous Simeon, led by the Spirit of God, came to the Temple of Jerusalem. It was on that very day (the fortieth day after the Nativity of Christ) when the Most Pure Virgin Mary and Her Betrothed Joseph came there to perform the ritual prescribed by Jewish law - to present their Divine Firstborn before the Lord and make the prescribed sacrifice.

As soon as righteous Simeon saw those who came. The Holy Spirit revealed to him that the Infant God, whom the Most Pure Virgin Mary held, was the expected Messiah, the Savior of the world. The elder took the Infant Christ into his arms and uttered his prophetic words: “Now, O Master, you are releasing Your servant in peace, according to Your word, for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all people. Light for the enlightenment of the pagans and the glory of people of your Israel." He blessed the Most Pure Virgin and Righteous Joseph and, turning to the Mother of God, said: “Behold, this One is destined for the fall and uprising of many in Israel and as a subject of controversy, and a weapon will pierce your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed” (Lk 2, 22 - 35).

Further, the holy evangelist narrates: “There was also Anna the prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher, who had reached a very old age, having lived with her husband for seven years from her virginity, a widow of eighty-four years old, who did not leave the temple, serving God with fasting and prayer every day and night. And at that time she came up and glorified the Lord and prophesied about Him to all who were waiting for deliverance in Jerusalem" (Luke 2:36-38).

It is known about the holy and righteous Simeon the God-Receiver that he died after living for 360 years. In the 6th century, his holy relics were transferred to Constantinople. In 1200, his coffin was seen by the Russian pilgrim Saint Anthony, the future Archbishop of Novgorod (1212 - 1220; + 1232; commemorated October 8).

Ancient historians report that the Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285 - 247 BC) wanted to replenish his famous Alexandrian library with the texts of the Holy Books. He invited scribes from Jerusalem. The Sanhedrin sent its wise men. Among the 72 scholars who arrived in Alexandria to translate the Holy Scriptures into Greek, righteous Simeon was invited. (The work was completed and received the name “Translation of 72 Interpreters.” It was from this that the Old Testament was subsequently translated into Slavic for the Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches.) Righteous Simeon translated the book of the prophet Isaiah. Having read in the original the words “Behold, the Virgin is with child and will give birth to a Son” (Is. 7:14), he decided that the word “Virgin” was used here erroneously, instead of the word “Wife,” and wanted to correct the text. At that moment an Angel appeared to him and held his hand, saying: “Have faith in the written words, you yourself will be convinced that they will be fulfilled, for you will not taste death until you see Christ the Lord, who will be born of the Pure and Immaculate Virgin.”

From that day on, righteous Simeon began to await the coming of the Promised Messiah.

And then one day the righteous Simeon, led by the Spirit of God, came to the Temple of Jerusalem. It was on that very day (the fortieth day after the Nativity of Christ) when the Most Pure Virgin Mary and Her Betrothed Joseph came there to perform the ritual prescribed by Jewish law - to present their Divine Firstborn before the Lord and make the prescribed sacrifice.

As soon as righteous Simeon saw those who came. The Holy Spirit revealed to him that the Infant God, whom the Most Pure Virgin Mary held, was the expected Messiah, the Savior of the world. The elder took the Infant Christ into his arms and uttered his prophetic words: “Now, O Master, you are releasing Your servant in peace, according to Your word, for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all people. Light for the enlightenment of the Gentiles and the glory of Your people Israel."

He blessed the Most Pure Virgin and Righteous Joseph and, turning to the Mother of God, said: “Behold, this One is destined for the fall and uprising of many in Israel and as a subject of controversy, and a weapon will pierce your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed” (Lk . 2, 22 – 35).

Further, the holy evangelist narrates: “There was also Anna the Prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher, who had reached a very old age, having lived with her husband for seven years from her virginity, a widow of eighty-four years old, who did not leave the temple, serving God with fasting and prayer every day and night. And at that time she came up, glorified the Lord and prophesied about Him to all who were awaiting deliverance in Jerusalem” (Luke 2:36-38).

It is known about the holy and righteous Simeon the God-Receiver that he died after living for 360 years. In the 6th century, his holy relics were transferred to Constantinople. In 1200, his coffin was seen by the Russian pilgrim Saint Anthony, the future Archbishop of Novgorod (1212 - 1220; + 1232; commemorated October 8).

Anna the Prophetess and Simeon the God-Receiver They are considered patrons of babies, they are prayed for to preserve the health of newborns, and are highly revered.

The memory of Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess is honored on February 16, and Anna is also remembered on September 10.

Holy Righteous Anna the Prophetess

The name Anna was very popular among the Russian princes. Suffice it to recall the daughter of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Anna Yaroslavna, who married the French King Henry I, who was struck by the beauty and intelligence of his bride. Anna took an active part in government affairs. This was noted with admiration by Pope Nicholas II, who wrote to her:

“Rumor of great virtues, delightful girl, has reached our ears, and with great joy we hear that you carry out your royal duties with remarkable intelligence.”

Holy Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver

Apparently, Simeon the God-Receiver belonged to the priesthood.

The pious elder, on behalf of the king of Egypt, participated in the translation into Greek holy books Jews At some point, Simeon the God-Receiver expressed doubt in the words of Scripture: “A virgin will receive with child,” and wanted to change them to “young woman,” but an unknown force did not allow him to do this.

There is a version that Simeon, expressing distrust of the text of Scripture, took the ring from his hand and threw it into the river, exclaiming:

“If I find him, I can believe the prophet’s saying to the letter.”

The next day, in one of the villages, the elder bought a fish and during lunch miraculously discovered his own ring in its belly. After this, Simeon’s soul was cleared of doubts. He came to Jerusalem and went to the temple every day in the morning so as not to miss the meeting with the Divine Child. And, having waited for her, he uttered those words that we know from the Gospel of Luke.

According to legend, the holy righteous Simeon the God-Receiver was killed by Herod’s soldiers during the massacre of infants - they demanded to know where Jesus was. The relics of the righteous man are located on the territory of modern Croatia - partly in Zagorje, partly in Zadar.

Anna and Simeon are mentioned in the New Testament, in the story of the Presentation of the Lord.

On the day when Joseph and Mary came to the temple to make a sacrifice for their firstborn, Jesus, Simeon also “by inspiration” appeared there and, taking the baby, blessed him. The words spoken then became a famous song “Now Thou shalt fear Thy servant, O Master, according to Thy word, in peace, for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all nations, a light to enlighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel.”(Luke 2:29-32). It is included in liturgical texts and is today read during the sacrament of baptism for boys, at the moment when the baby is brought into the altar and carried around the altar through the high place.

Having held the Child, as Luke writes, Simeon turned to the Mother of God: “Behold, this One is destined for the fall and rebellion of many in Israel and for the subject of controversy, and a weapon will pierce Your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”(Luke 2:34-35). This episode is called the Meeting of the Lord, that is, a meeting with God, and is depicted on the icon “Softening Evil Hearts” or “Simeon’s Prophecy.”

By the way, the Angel’s prophecy came true: righteous Simeon died almost immediately after the Presentation. As it is said in his life, which was compiled by Demetrius of Rostov, the righteous man lived 360 years.

Kontakion, righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess, tone 8

Among the elect of God, blessed elder Simeon, in Heaven you stood before the face of Christ God, and in the temple, like a child bearing hands, you received him into your arms from the all-pure hands and with Anna the prophetess you confessed him as God. We please you with the same praiseworthy voices: Rejoice, God-accepting Elder Simeon, Rejoice, honest prophetess Anno, Rejoice, you who have known God in the Flesh.

Sasha Mitrakhovich 17.07.2017 17:57

Simeon the God-Receiver, According to the testimony of the Apostle Luke, he was:

“a righteous and pious man, looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.”

This elder received a promise from God that:

“He will not see death until he sees Christ the Lord.”

On the day when the Virgin Mary and righteous Joseph brought their Son to the Jerusalem Temple:

“to be presented before the Lord, as it is prescribed in the law of the Lord, that every male child who opens the womb should be dedicated to the Lord,”

Simeon, at the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, was also there and recognized Christ in the forty-day-old Infant. He took Him in his arms and uttered the words that the Church has sung at Vespers for many centuries:

“Now you are releasing Your servant, O Master, according to Your word, in peace; for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all people, a light for the revelation of tongues, and the glory of Your people Israel.”

He addressed no less famous words to the Mother of God:

“Behold, this One is destined for the fall and rebellion of many in Israel and as a subject of controversy, and a weapon will pierce Your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

Righteous Simeon leaves the pages of canonical texts after this significant event (we celebrate it as the Presentation - the meeting of God with a man who has long been waiting for Him) leaves. Apocryphal tradition suggests that he died shortly after Candlemas, having lived about three hundred and sixty years.

Sasha Mitrakhovich 17.07.2017 17:57