John the Theologian
Feast · apostle
- 27 December (Roman Catholic Church)
- 26 September (Eastern Orthodox Church)
The East keeps the day of his falling-asleep at Ephesus and a second feast on 8 May; Rome keeps 27 December, inside the Christmas octave.
After New Advent (Fathers and Catholic Encyclopedia).
Commemorating
- John the Evangelist 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 — 26 September, «Преставле́нїе ст҃а́гѡ а҆пⷭ҇ла и҆ є҆ѵⷢ҇лі́ста і҆ѡа́нна бг҃осло́ва», p. 170