Ĭenturies later, around the year 1392 or 1400, an image of the Virgin Mary that represented this invocation was found on the seashore by two Guanche shepherds from the island of Tenerife ( Canary Islands). This could be interpreted as evidence that he had limited influence on the Roman aristocracy. Moreover, when Gelasius addressed Andromachus, he did not try to use his authority but contented himself to argue, for example, that the Lupercalia would no longer have the effect it once had and was incompatible with Christian ideals. Hence, it is possible that the addition of the celebration was not due to Pope Gelasius at all. However the Gelasian Sacramentary showed a strong Gallican influence and was compiled between AD 628 and AD 731. The so-called Gelasian Sacramentary mentions the celebration of the Presentation of Jesus, supporting the conclusion that Gelasius substituted a Christian festival for a pagan one. Pope Gelasius I had much earlier written a letter to senator Andromachus, who wanted to reestablish the Lupercalia for purification. However, this is probably inaccurate since Lupercalia was not celebrated in Jerusalem, and it was only there that one finds some celebrations of the presentation of Jesus around this date. The Lupercalia has frequently been linked to the presentation of Jesus at the temple, particularly by Cardinal Caesar Baronius in the 16th century especially because of the theme of purification that the two festivals share. The celebration of Feralia occurred around the same time. The ancient Romans celebrated the Lupercalia in mid-February, in honor of Lupercus, the god of fertility and shepherds. It appears that it became important around the time of the Plague of Justinian in 541 before slowly spreading West. Pope Gelasius I (492–496) contributed to the spread of the celebration but did not invent it. In the Eastern parts of the Roman Empire, Roman consul Justin established the celebration of the Hypapante. Forty days after 25 December is 2 February. The presentation of the Lord in the temple by Fra Bartolomeo, 1516Ĭhristmas was, in the West, celebrated on 25 December from at least the year AD 354 when it was fixed by Pope Liberius. On Candlemas, many Christians (especially Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, and mainline Protestants such as Lutherans, Anglicans and Methodists) also take their candles to their local church, where they are blessed and then used for the rest of the year for Christians, these blessed candles serve as a symbol of Jesus Christ, who is the Light of the World. While it is customary for Christians in some countries to remove their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve), those in other Christian countries historically remove them after Candlemas. It falls on 2 February, which is traditionally the 40th day ( postpartum period) of and the conclusion of the Christmas– Epiphany season. Under Leviticus 12, a woman was to be purified by presenting a lamb as a burnt offering, and either a young pigeon or dove as sin offering, 33 days after a boy's circumcision. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22–40. Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian holiday commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
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