feast day: November 5
about Saints Zechariah and Elizabeth:
- According to the Gospel of Luke, during the reign of king Herod, there was "a certain priest named Zecharias, of the course of Abia", whose wife Elisabeth was also of the priestly family of Aaron. The evangelist states that both the parents were righteous before God, since they were "blameless" in observing the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. When the events related in Luke began, their marriage was still childless, because Elisabeth was barren and they were both very old (Luke 1:5–7).
about Saint Zechariah:- Zechariah (Ζαχαρίας in Greek, Zacharias in KJV, Zachary in the Douay-Rheims Bible) is a figure in the Bible and the Quran
- In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron, a prophet in Luke 1:67–79, and the husband of Elisabeth who is the cousin of Mary the mother of Jesus.
about Saint Elizabeth:
- 1st century BC
- Elizabeth, also spelled Elisabeth (Greek Ἐλισάβετ) or Elisheba (from the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע / אֱלִישָׁבַע "My God has sworn"; Standard Hebrew Elišévaʿ Elišávaʿ, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîšéḇaʿ ʾĔlîšāḇaʿ; Arabic أليصاباتAlyassabat), was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias/Zachary, according to the Gospel of Luke.
- The name Elizabeth, which has been borne by several saints, means in Hebrew "worshiper of God".
- wife of Zachary and mother of John the Baptist according to the Gospel of Luke
- A descendant of the priestly line of Aaron, she was a kinswoman of the Virgin Mary.
links/ sources:
- "Impossible Things Do Happen - The Story of Zacharias and Elizabeth" (source: Bible):
https://bible.org/seriespage/impossible-things-do-happen%E2%80%94i-story-zacharias-and-elizabethi
- "Gospel of Luke - Zechariah and Elizabeth" (source: Shmoop):
http://www.shmoop.com/luke-gospel/zechariah-elizabeth.html
- "Zechariah (priest)" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_%28priest%29
- "Elizabeth (biblical figure)" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_%28biblical_figure%29
- "St. Elizabeth" (source: Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=344
- "Saint Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist" (source:EWTN):
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ELIZABET.htm
