Simeon

Simeon was a righteous and devout man who lived in Jerusalem. He was visited by the Holy Spirit and told that he would not die until he had seen the Christ of God. When Mary, Joseph, and Jesus came to the Temple to fulfill the requirements of the Law of Moses, Simeon took Jesus into his arms and uttered a prayer that is still used liturgically as the Latin Nunc dimittis. He also gave a prophecy alluding to the Crucifixion of Jesus. Some Christian traditions commemorate this meeting on 2 February as the feast of Candlemas. Simeon is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Oriental Orthodoxy. His feast is 3 February in the revised Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church.