Holy Prophetess Huldah, who spoke the word of the Lord in the days of King Josiah.
Huldah was a prophetess in Jerusalem in the reign of King Josiah. When the Book of the Law was found in the Temple, the king sent to her, and she declared the word of the Lord concerning the coming judgment on Judah and the peace granted to Josiah for his humility.
Her story is told in the Second Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Huldah the Prophetess is commemorated on April 10. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on April 23 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Also commemorated on April 10
Gregory V of Constantinople
Hierarch, Γρηγόριος Ε' ο Εθνομάρτυς
Hieromartyr Gregory V, Patriarch of Constantinople, hanged at the gate of the Patriarchate in 1821.
James the Presbyter and Azas the Deacon
Martyr, Ιάκωβος ο Πρεσβύτερος και Αζάς ο Διάκονος
Holy Martyrs James the Presbyter and Azas the Deacon of Persia.
Demos the Fisherman
Martyr, Δήμος ο Αλιεύς
Holy New Martyr Demos the Fisherman of Adrianople, martyred at Smyrna.
Chrysanthos of Xenophontos
Martyr, Χρύσανθος ο Ξενοφωντινός
Holy New Martyr Chrysanthos, monk of the Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos.
Miltiades of Rome
Hierarch, Μιλτιάδης Πάπας Ρώμης
Saint Miltiades, Pope of Rome in the days of the emperor Constantine.
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