Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
On September 26 the Church commemorates the repose of St. John the Theologian, the beloved disciple of Christ, who leaned upon the breast of the Lord at the Mystical Supper and stood by His Cross, receiving the Theotokos into his care. He wrote the fourth Gospel, three epistles, and the Revelation, and shepherded the churches of Asia from Ephesus.
Alone among the apostles he was not slain, but reposed in peace at Ephesus in great old age, ceaselessly repeating his teaching: little children, love one another. His memory is kept on September 26.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Repose of the Evangelist John the Theologian is commemorated on September 26. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on October 9 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Also commemorated on September 26
Neilos of Calabria
Venerable, Νείλος ο Καλαβρός
Venerable Neilos the Younger of Rossano, founder of Grottaferrata.
Gideon the Righteous
Saint, Γεδεών
Righteous Gideon, judge of Israel, who overcame Midian with three hundred men.
The Five Canonical Virgins
Holy Woman, Θέκλα, Μαριάμνη, Μάρθα, Μαρία και Ενναθά
Holy Virgin Martyrs Thekla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary and Ennatha of Persia.
John the Cave-dweller of Cyprus
Venerable, Ιωάννης ο Σπηλαιώτης
Venerable John the Cave-dweller of Sia in Cyprus.
Ephraim of Perekom
Venerable, Εφραίμ του Περεκόμ
Venerable Ephraim, abbot of Perekom and wonderworker of Novgorod.
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