russian orthodox church, it is believed that the parents of the virgin mary lived in the city of nazareth, where the most holy theotokos was born, the lord chose a pious family and akim john to become the forefathers of the savior of the world. whom i came from the house of king david, and anna from the priestly family, the righteous akim was a rich man, had a large number of cattle, the whole life of this family, despite the wealth, was imbued with the spirit of reverence for love for god and mercy for one's neighbor for these qualities. they enjoyed universal love and respect. upset. their only sorrow. they were childless, so that in the jewish tradition it was considered a sign of god's punishment , they zealously asked god for the gift of a child, but remained childless until old age. and akim was especially upset by his evil. and once bringing his gift to god, he i heard from some person, a hard reproach. why do you want to bring your gifts to god before others, because you are not worthy, as barren. from the great sorrow, righteous akim withdrew into the desert for a fast of prayer.