Note 572 — Chapter II · THE SAINTS’ DAYS (continued 2)

Morcelli, i. 287. The title runs, τὰ εἰς τὸν ναὸν εἰσοδὶα τῆς Θεομητέρος. J. B. Kraus (Kirchenlex., vi., 1st ed., 884) states it was observed in Constantinople in 730, on the authority of Simeon Metaphrastes, without giving the passages. Alt (p. 52) and others have copied from him, also without citing the passages. The statement is very improbable, for in 725 the Iconoclastic controversy had broken out, rendering its introduction unlikely. It might be considered probable if the homily of Tarasius, De Præsentatione B.M.V., were genuine. Morcelli (ii. 250) considers it spurious. The feast is also not included in the Menologium of Constantinople.