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Christian Feast Day: Synaxis of John the Forerunner & Baptist (Julian calendar)
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Synaxis
Liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity
A synaxis is a liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John the Baptist
1st-century prophet
John the Baptist was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in the Baptist tradition, and as the prophet Yahya ibn…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Julian calendar
Calendar introduced by Julius Caesar
The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year. The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh people.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)