The Beheading of the Forerunner
Feast · forerunner
- 29 August (Roman Catholic Church)
- 29 August (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Commemorating
- John the Baptist commemorates
Where this is recorded
- Roman Catholic Church — the day, after Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar
- Eastern Orthodox Church — the day, after The Typikon, ch. 48, the Menaion — 29 August, «Оу҆сѣкнове́нїе чⷭ҇тны́ѧ главы̀ чⷭ҇тна́гѡ сла́внагѡ прⷪ҇ро́ка, прⷣте́чи и҆ крⷭ҇ти́телѧ і҆ѡа́нна», p. 774