Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary into the Temple
The presentation of the Most Holy Theotokos into the temple is one of the biggest holidays in the Orthodox calendar.
At the end of November, according to the new church style, they celebrate the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, which is popularly called the Third Most Pure Mother of God. The history of this date, what its meaning is and when it is celebrated in 2024 according to the new and old styles, was told to UNIAN by the priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Father George.
Introduction to the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, or the Third Most Pure 2024 – history and meaning
As told to UNIAN priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, activist, rector of the Open Orthodox University of Hagia Sophia-Wisdom Georgy KovalenkoThe Entry into the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the 12 largest religious holidays. It is associated with events described in apocryphal…