Happy anniversary to all friends who are celebrating today their name day !!! La mulţi ani tuturor prietenilor ce îşi sărbătoresc azi ziua numelui !!! The Nativity of the Theotokos, Birth of the Virgin Mary/Nașterea Maicii Domnului, Sfânta Maria Mică/Nativité de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie/Mariä Geburt/Kisboldogasszony/Γεννήσεως της Θεοτόκου/Mala Gospa/Рождество на Пресвета Богородица/Natività della Beata Vergine Maria/Nacimiento de la Virgen/Maria-Geboorte/Narodzenie Najświętszej Maryi Panny. The Nativity of the Theotokos, celebrating the birth of Mary, is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical year. It is celebrated on September 8 on the liturgical calendar (for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, September 8 falls on September 21 of the modern Gregorian Calendar). According to the sacred tradition of the Orthodox Church, Mary was born to elderly and previously barren parents by the names of Joachim and Anna (now saints), in answer to their prayers. photos, 1. Nativity of the Theotokos from iconostasis of Saint Savva Church, 16th-17th century (Pskov Museum) 2. Icon of the Nativity of the Theotokos. Saint Anne is on the left, and Saint Joachim is on the right; in the center, the newborn Theotokos is being bathed by a nursemaid.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 06:18:40 +0000