Righteous Old Testament
Righteous Jesse
Also known as Jesse of Bethlehem · Jesse father of David
The father of King David, from whose root the Messiah was foretold to spring.
Feast Day
December 14
Their life
The father of King David, from whose root the Messiah was foretold to spring.
Notes
Among the Holy Forefathers, commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ. Ancestor of Christ (Isaiah 11:1).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints