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He was the eighth of the twelve minor prophets who lived around 650 BC. He foretold the devastation of the Jerusalem Temple, the Babylonian captivity of the Jews and their return to their homeland. He wrote the book of Habakkuk of the Old Testament.
On December 22 we celebrate the Conception by the Righteous Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos. In our article you will learn about the deeds of faith of the Righteous Joachim and Anna and several unusual icons of the Feast.
In the late 12th century, the Most Holy Theotokos bestowed Her grace upon us through an extraordinary icon — a small copper cross bearing the image of the Mother of God and the Divine Child on one side, and the Crucifixion on the other.