Festival of the Virgin Mary
On this day is celebrated a festival of commemoration of our holy Lady the Virgin Mariyam. Salutation unto thee, O garden of stacte and cassia.
From the Synaxarium
Tikimt 21 · October 31
5 commemorations
Translation of the body of Lazarus
On this day is commemorated the translation of the body of Saint Lazarus, whom our Lord raised from the dead.
Archbishop John
On this day died the holy father Abba John, Archbishop of the holy city of Jerusalem in the days of the God-loving King David, (A.D. 1411-1413) the grandson of the King Sayf'Ar'Ad.
Joel the Prophet
On this day died the great [prophet] Joel. This righteous man prophesied in the days of 'Abya (Abijah) the son of Jeroboam, the son of Solomon the king.
Deliverance of Matthias by the Virgin Mary
On this day our Lady Mariyam wrought a miracle and delivered Matthias from the prison house.
From the Synaxarium, the Book of the Saints of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, in the translation of Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1928). Summarised — the full account is longer.
