The '''Synaxis of the Baptist''' is a [[feast day]] celebrated on [[January 7]], the day following the [[Great Feasts|Great Feast]] of [[Theophany]]. It commemorates the Holy Glorious [[Prophet]], [[John the Forerunner]], who is the [[Baptism|Baptiser]] of [[Jesus Christ]].{{stub}}==Other feast dates==Besides the Synaxis of the honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, the Church celebrates his memory on the following days: [[September 23]], his Conception; [[June 24]], his Nativity; [[August 29]], his Beheading; [[February 24]], the First and Second Finding of his Head; [[May 25]], the Third Finding of his Head; [[October 12]], the Transfer of his Right Hand from Malta to Gatchina (1799).