Presentation of Jesus
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The Presentation of Jesus is an early episode in the life of Jesus Christ, describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem. It is celebrated by many churches on February 2nd, 40 days after Chri
Presentation of Christ at the Temple by Hans Holbein the Elder, 1500–01 (Kunsthalle Hamburg)
Presentation at the Temple by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1342 (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)
Meeting of the Lord, Russian Orthodox icon, 15th century
Presentation of Jesus, c. 1896, Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)
Simeon (Gospel of Luke)
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Simeon at the Temple is the "just and devout" man of Jerusalem who, according to Luke 2, met Mary, Joseph, and Jesus as they entered the Temple to fulfill the requirements of the Law of Moses on the 4
Presentation of Jesus
…after birth for a male child, hence the Presentation is celebrated forty days after Christmas. Upon bringing Jesus into the temple, they encountered Simeon. The Gospel records that Simeon had been promised that "he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ" (Luke 2:26). Simeon then uttered…
Simeon the Godreceiver by Alexei Yegorov, 1830s–40s
Simeon in the Temple, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631
St. Simeon Monastery, Katamon, Jerusalem