Day of the patron saint of lovers Saint Sarkis
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The night before the holiday, the young eat a salty pancake and expect a revelation in a dream: which bride or groom will be intended for them.
The Church calls on these days to fervently pray to Saint Sarkis: the feast is preceded by a five-day fast.
Saint Sarkis lived in the fourth century and was a commander in the army of Emperor Constantine the Great. Under the influence of his preaching, many soldiers were baptized. The saint suffered for Christ in 363, under the emperor Julian the Apostate. St. Sarkis is revered as the protector of the young, the patron of lovers. On this day in the small center of the capital of Armenia, in the church of Surb Sarkis, especially crowded. Here, as in all Armenian churches, festive liturgy is held. Many young people, couples or still alone, come for blessings.