Italy: 'Presentation at the Temple'. Tempera on panel painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290-1348), Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 1342. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, which falls on 2 February, celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Eastern Catholic Churches, it is one of the twelve Great Feasts, and is sometimes called Hypapante (lit., 'Meeting' in Greek). Other traditional names include Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin, and the Meeting of the Lord.

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