Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

Also known as presentation at the temple, Presentation of Christ in the Temple, presentation in the temple, presentation of Jesus in the temple, presentation of Christ at the temple, Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple, Presentation of the Christ Child at the Temple,

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Observed by: Roman Catholics Anglicans Eastern Orthodox Lutherans Oriental Orthodox Methodists
Type: Christian
Date: 2 February (Gregorian), 14 February ( Armenian Apostolic Church )

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Commons category: Presentation of Jesus Christ at the Temple
native label: In praesentatione Domini

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Presentation at the Temple by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1342 (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence)

The Presentation of Jesus is an early episode in the life of Jesus Christ, describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem. It is celebrated by many churches on February 2nd, 40 days after Christmas on Candlemas, or the "Feast of the Presentation of Jesus". The episode is described in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament. Within the account, "Luke's narration of the Presentation in the Temple combines the purification rite with the Jewish ceremony of the redemption of the firstborn (Luke 2, Luke 2:23–24)."