Shemaiah (prophet)
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Shemaiah, also known as Samaia or Semeias, was a prophet during the reign of Rehoboam.
A Greek Orthodox icon of Prophet Shemaiah
January 9 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the t
Shemaiah (prophet)
…venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated on 8 January, and additionally in Eastern Orthodoxy on 9 January. According to 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, the intervention of Shemaiah prevented a war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam after the latter had led the northern…
Martyrdom of Polyeuctus of Melitene (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century)
Martyrdom of St. Marciana of Mauretania (French miniature, 15th century)
Monastery dedicated to St. Mary, in Reculver, where Saint Brithwald was Abbot.
Saint Foellan's cave, showing structure and altar.