Zacchaeus

Proper noun

Meaning

Zacchaeus

(rare) A male given name from Hebrew

Examples

It was the affection of Christ, not the brutality of a town, that healed Zacchaeus. Don Miller (author)

In the Slavic liturgical traditions, Zacchaeus Sunday occurs on the fifth Sunday before the beginning of Great Lent (which starts on a Monday). Source: Internet

He goes to the homes of tax collectors like Matthew and Zacchaeus (cf. Mt 9:9-13; Lk 19:1-10), and speaks to sinners like the woman in the house of Simon the Pharisee (cf. Lk 7:36-50). Source: Internet

The moveable cycle begins on the Zacchaeus Sunday (the first Sunday in preparation for Great Lent or the 33rd Sunday after Pentecost as it is known), though the cycle of the Octoechos continues until Palm Sunday. Source: Internet

In the Byzantine ("Greek") liturgical traditions, the Gospel reading for Zacchaeus remains in the normal lectionary cycle and does not always fall on the fifth Sunday before Lent. Source: Internet

Zacchaeus Sunday Zacchaeus being called down from the tree (1908, William Hole). Source: Internet

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