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Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
- This year is celebrated in:: 2024-05-30
The Armenian Church commemorates the day when the relics of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine were transferred to Armenia. Mariam, the wife of St. Gregory the Illuminator, had a brother named Atanagine. He was the Bishop of Pitacton, and died while defending the faith. After his consecration in Caesarea, St. Gregory brought the relics of St. John and Bishop Atanagine to Armenia, and buried them in locations named Innaknya and Bagavan, in the region of Ashtishat, and built martyriums in those sites. After baptizing King Tiridates and the royal court in 301 AD, St. Gregory the Illuminator celebrated Divine Liturgy and gave instructions that the memories of the St. John and Bishop Atanagine should be commemorated on that specific day of every year instead of the feast of Vanatour, the pagan god of the New Year.
This feast has been and will be on the following dates
2030-06-20 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2029-05-31 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2028-06-15 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2027-05-27 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2026-06-04 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2025-06-19 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2024-05-30 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2023-06-08 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2022-06-16 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
2021-06-03 Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
