Danas se slavi Sveti Jovan
Srpska pravoslavna crkva danas slavi Svetog Jovana Krstitelja, jednog od najznačajnijih svetitelja hrišćanstva i proroka koji je, prema predanju, krstio Isusa Hrista u reci Jordan.
TL;DR
- The Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates Saint John the Baptist today.
- He is considered one of the most important saints in Christianity and a prophet who baptized Jesus Christ.
- Saint John spent his youth in the Jordanian desert as a hermit.
- He taught his followers about fasting and prayer, urging people to repent.
- He is also revered for his exceptional moral purity and his role as a forerunner of the Messiah.
- His body was moved from Sebastia to Antioch, with only his hand successfully transported.
- Saint John is a common name given to children in Serbia.
- He is traditionally invoked when forming godparent and sworn brotherhood relationships.