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Name day: Who celebrates on September 5

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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  • On September 5, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Prophet Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, who are known as the parents of John the Baptist.
  • People named Zacharias, Zacharis, Zacharos, Zaki, Zakis, Zacharenia, Zacharo, Zacharoula and Zacharitsa celebrate their name day.
  • The article recounts Zechariah’s vision of an angel, the birth of John and the restoration of Zechariah’s speech after he named his son.

September 5 is dedicated in the Orthodox calendar to the Prophet Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, and his wife Elizabeth. The names celebrating include Zacharias, Zacharis, Zacharos, Zaki, Zakis, Zacharenia, Zacharo, Zacharoula and Zacharitsa.

Their story appears in the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke and is set during the reign of Herod. Zechariah and Elizabeth had no child. While performing incense rites, Zechariah saw an angel of the Lord, who announced that he would have a son named John.

Zechariah was joyful but doubtful because Elizabeth was elderly and childless. The angel told him he would remain unable to speak until God’s will was fulfilled. Elizabeth later conceived and gave birth to a son.

When relatives wanted to name the child, Zechariah wrote on a tablet that the boy’s name was John. His speech immediately returned, and those present praised God. The article says this grace was given because Zechariah was righteous before God and followed the Lord’s commandments without serious fault.

The following day’s name-day list includes Vivos, Vivi, Evdoxios, Evdoxias and Doxias, as listed in the article.

He was righteous before God and lived according to the Lord’s commandments and ordinances, without serious fault.

· Article citation from the Gospel of LukeThe passage explains why Zechariah received divine grace in the article’s account.
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