St John the Forerunner, Angel of the Desert. Fragment of an icon. Late 14th – early 15th century (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)
“There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
And they were both righteous before God, wal…
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