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There are several prominent Orthodox cathedrals and churches named after the Myrrhbearers. They celebrate their patronal feast day on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers. In 2022, Joanna, Mary, and Salome were officially added to the Episcopal Church liturgical calendar with a feast day as the "myrrh-bearing women" on 3 August. [2]
Today, the upper section of the church is dedicated to the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, [7] while the lower crypt is dedicated to Prophet Elijah. [8] After Poland regained independence in 1918, the Orthodox community lost many of the churches it had used during the period of Russian rule due to a nationwide repossession campaign. [9]
Eastern Orthodox icon of the two Marys and Salome at the Tomb of Jesus (Kizhi, 18th century). Crucifixion, from the Buhl Altarpiece, 1490s. Salome is one of the two leftmost women with a halo. In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings.
Orthodox Churches: 26 October and on All-Saints of Salonica (aka Thessalonica and Thessaloniki), on 3rd Sunday of Pascha (Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women); Roman Catholic Church: 9 April & 8 October: Attributes: depicted wearing the armour of a Roman soldier, usually carrying a spear, often seated on a red horse: Patronage
The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 41. The Fourth Day of the Month of June. Orthodoxy in China. June 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. The Roman Martyrology.
In Eastern Orthodox Church tradition, though not specifically named as such in the gospels, Martha and Mary were among the Myrrh-bearing Women. These faithful followers of Jesus stood at Golgotha during the Crucifixion of Jesus and later came to his tomb early on the morning following Sabbath with myrrh (expensive oil), according to the Jewish ...
Likewise, she is commemorated in The Episcopal Church on August 3, as listed in Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2022 as: "Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrh-Bearing Women." [8] Although not mentioned by name, Joanna is seen as one of the women who joined the disciples and Mary, mother of Jesus, in the upper room in prayer.
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy" (“Neochikuvana Radist”) from Andronikov Monastery. [23] [41] "Myrrh-Bearing" Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarevokokshaisk (in the province of Kazan) (1647) [42] [43] Translation of the relics of Saint Walburga, Abbess of Heidenheim [6]