Venerable
Elias
A monastic saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Feast
- November 3old style November 16
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Elias the Venerable is commemorated on 3 November (new style, the Greek calendar). The synaxarion says of him only that he reposed in peace. A verse shows that, mounting the chariot of the virtues, Elias ascended to heaven like another Elijah.
Place, time and other details of his life are not preserved.
Commemorated the same day November 3
PirminVenerable · Missionary and founder of monasteriesNov 3
WinefrideMartyr · Virgin of WalesNov 3Libertinus of AgrigentoHieromartyr · First bishop of AgrigentoNov 3
Acepsimas, Joseph and AeithalasHieromartyr · Martyrs of PersiaNov 3
Rumwold of BuckinghamConfessorNov 3
Alexander ZverevHieromartyr · ArchpriestNov 3
Anna Vsevolodovna of KyivVenerable · Princess of KyivNov 3
Basil ArkhangelskyHieromartyr · PriestNov 3
Peter OrlenkovHieromartyr · PriestNov 3- AcepsimasVenerable · Syrian priest and hermitNov 3
Pimen of ZografVenerable · Monk and icon painterNov 3- Nikoloz MnatobiSaintNov 3