Nicodemus the Righteous

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The holy and righteous Nicodemus was a Pharisee who came to hear the Lord by night. After the crucifixion, he acted as one of the Holy Myrrhbearers. Because of this, he is commemorated on the Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women, two weeks after Pascha.