Saint Elian (Syria)

Saint Elian (also Saint Julian of Emesa) was a Christian saint from Emesa (modern Homs, in Syria) martyred for refusing to renounce Christianity.

Biography

Julian of Emesa (Menologion of Basil II)

Saint Elian, a native of Ancient Emesa (Homs), was martyred for his refusal to renounce Christianity in AD 284 at the hands of his father, a Roman officer.[1] He was a physician by trade and various miracles of healing are attributed to him.[2]

Veneration

The Church of Saint Elian was founded in 432 on the claimed spot of St. Elian's death, with his remains placed in a sarcophagus in a small chapel to the right of the church's main crypt.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Beattie and Pepper, 2001, p.55.
  2. 1 2 Mannheim, 2001, p.209.

Bibliography


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