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Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
- This year is celebrated in:: 2024-08-31
In order to differ St. James Apostle from James, the son of Zebedee, he is named “James son of Alphaeus” and “James Junior”. The Apostle James son of Alphaeus has preached the Gospel in the Southern parts of Palestine and in Egypt, where he has been martyred.
St. Simon the Patriot Apostle is famous as “Simon of Canaan”, which also means “Zealous”. There was a grouping with that name among the Jews, who without making distinctions between means struggled against the foreign Roman yoke and for eliminating the betraying and fond of foreigners Jews. St. Simon has preached and has been martyred in Persia.
This feast has been and will be on the following dates
2020-08-29 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2021-08-28 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2022-08-27 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2023-09-02 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2024-08-31 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2025-08-30 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2026-08-29 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2027-08-28 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2028-09-02 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2029-08-25 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
2030-08-31 Commemoration of Sts. James and Simon Apostles
