Venerable
Awtel
A monk of Lycia who died in 327, venerated across the Middle East.
- Reposed
- 3274th century
- Place
- Lycia
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Awtel (Mar Awtel, Mar Awtilios) was a monk of Lycia, from the early centuries of Christianity, venerated in the Middle East. He died in the year 327.
He is celebrated on 3 November, especially by the Maronites, and on 9 October. In the village of Kfarsghab, in North Lebanon, a church is dedicated to him, where his feast is celebrated on 3 June and 27 August.