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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Venerable

Jacob of Tula

A monastic saint associated with Tula, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Holy Venerable Jacob of Tula is commemorated in the Synaxis of the Saints of Tula among the venerable fathers of that land. The synaxis is kept on 22 September by the old calendar (5 October by the new), on the day of Venerable Macarius of Zhabyn.

The council's list, the only source consulted, gives only the name and the rank of venerable; no years or details of his life survive.