On May 21, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate the Day of Remembrance of John the Evangelist. The Church Fathers consider him the same person as John the Evangelist, he was the author of the Gospel of John, the Book of Revelation and three epistles that were included in the New Testament.

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history of the holiday.

John the Evangelist - one of the 12 apostles and a favorite of Christ. Jesus asked him to take care of the Virgin Mary. After the death of the Savior, John moved to the Mother of God and lived with her in the same house.

It is believed that John's sermons and the miracles he performed led many to Christ.. This aroused the hatred of the pagans, who tied the apostle and sent him to Rome to be judged by the emperor Domitian..

He gave the saint to be tortured and scourged, but neither poison nor boiling oil harmed John. The emperor decided that the saint was immortal and exiled him to the island of Patmos.

Here John continued his apostolic work and wrote his gospel, his epistles and the book of Revelation..

John the Evangelist - one of the few apostles who lived to be 100 years old and died a natural death. According to legend, every year, fine dust emerges from his grave, which Christians collect and heal from diseases..

What not to do on the Day of St. John the Evangelist.

It is forbidden to behave noisily on a holiday.

You can not swear, swear and wish others harm.

Better to refrain from hard work.