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Armenian Church commemorates Beheading of St. John the Baptist today
12:43 11/04/2015 >> SOCIETY
The Saturday following the Holy Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Armenian Church commemorates the beheading
of St. John the Baptist (also known as The Forerunner), qahana.am
reports.
The writers of the Gospels, St. Matthew and St. Mark, have explained
the history of beheading of St. John the Baptist, who had baptized
Christ, and gave the good news of His Coming (Mt 14:1-12; St. Mk
6:14-29).
According to the Evangelists, King Herod arrests and imprisons St.
John the Baptist as a result of John's condemnation of the king's
marriage to Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. Herod wants to
put John to death, but fears the Jews, because they considered John to
be a prophet. On Herod's birthday, fascinated by the dancing of the
daughter of Herodias, the king makes an oath to give her anything for
which she asks. Following her unforgiving mother's instructions, she
asks for the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter. The king,
realizing he has been fooled, grants the request.
St. John the Baptist is one of the greatest saints in the Armenian
Church. We entreat his name as an intercessor during the divine
services, generally following the name of St. Mary.
According to tradition, St. Gregory the Illuminator, brings the relics
of St. John to Armenia from Caesarea, and buries them near the town of
Moush, after which the famous Monastery of St. John the Baptist is
built. Tradition also tells us that the head of St. John the Baptist
is buried underneath the Holy Altar of the Gandzasar Monastery in
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
St. John the Baptist remains as one of the most popular saints among
the Armenian faithful.
http://www.panorama.am/en/current_topics/2015/04/11/mother-see1/
12:43 11/04/2015 >> SOCIETY
The Saturday following the Holy Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of
Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Armenian Church commemorates the beheading
of St. John the Baptist (also known as The Forerunner), qahana.am
reports.
The writers of the Gospels, St. Matthew and St. Mark, have explained
the history of beheading of St. John the Baptist, who had baptized
Christ, and gave the good news of His Coming (Mt 14:1-12; St. Mk
6:14-29).
According to the Evangelists, King Herod arrests and imprisons St.
John the Baptist as a result of John's condemnation of the king's
marriage to Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. Herod wants to
put John to death, but fears the Jews, because they considered John to
be a prophet. On Herod's birthday, fascinated by the dancing of the
daughter of Herodias, the king makes an oath to give her anything for
which she asks. Following her unforgiving mother's instructions, she
asks for the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter. The king,
realizing he has been fooled, grants the request.
St. John the Baptist is one of the greatest saints in the Armenian
Church. We entreat his name as an intercessor during the divine
services, generally following the name of St. Mary.
According to tradition, St. Gregory the Illuminator, brings the relics
of St. John to Armenia from Caesarea, and buries them near the town of
Moush, after which the famous Monastery of St. John the Baptist is
built. Tradition also tells us that the head of St. John the Baptist
is buried underneath the Holy Altar of the Gandzasar Monastery in
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
St. John the Baptist remains as one of the most popular saints among
the Armenian faithful.
http://www.panorama.am/en/current_topics/2015/04/11/mother-see1/