John the Baptist

John the Baptist in the Akathist to the Theotokos

John the Baptist – Akathist to The Theotokos Section 3 Let’s keep going through our series on exploring the Akathist to the Theotokos! This week features John the Baptist as the unborn child of Elizabeth’s womb. If you missed the first two articles, be sure to read them first! Start with https://thebyzantinelife.com/akathist-to-the-theotokos/ and then follow …

The First and Second Finding of John the Baptist's Head

John the Baptist – Finding His Head (Twice)!

John the Baptist is one of the most highly venerated saints in Byzantine tradition. Off the top of my head I can think of only three nativity feasts: Jesus’, Mary’s, and John the Baptist’s. We also celebrate the conceptions of these same three. Like many other saints, we celebrate a feast for his death (The …