Symeon the God-receiver
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Symeon the God-receiver is a biblical figure in Christian tradition revered as the righteous elder who recognized and proclaimed Jesus as the Messiah during the Presentation at the Temple.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy person
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Presentation of Jesus at the Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHymn | Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Jerusalem Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awaited | consolation of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical saints
ⓘ
Christian saints from the New Testament ⓘ People in the Gospel of Luke ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
February 16
ⓘ
February 2 ⓘ February 3 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
devout
ⓘ
righteous ⓘ |
| feastAssociatedWith |
Candlemas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
prophet
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righteous elder ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
elderly man holding the Christ Child
ⓘ
shown in the Temple with Mary and Joseph ⓘ |
| knownFor |
meeting the infant Jesus in the Temple
ⓘ
proclaiming Jesus as a light to the Gentiles ⓘ recognizing Jesus as the Messiah ⓘ uttering the Nunc dimittis ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalTextAttributed | Nunc dimittis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Luke 2:25–35 ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Συμεών NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Simeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophesied |
that Jesus would be a sign spoken against
ⓘ
that a sword would pierce Mary’s soul ⓘ |
| receivedRevelationThat | he would not see death before seeing the Lord’s Christ ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spokeProphecyAbout | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeProphecyTo | Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Symeon the Righteous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the God-receiver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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