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St. Elias whose feast day is July 20th. Elias was an Arab who was educated in an Egyptian monastery. He was driven from Egypt by monophysite Bishop Timothy the Cat of Alexandria for his Catholic orthodoxy. He went to Palestine, where he stayed for a time at St Euthymius' laura, founded a monastery at Jericho, and was ordained. In 494 he was elected patriarch of Jerusalem. Although he had accepted Emperor Zeno's Henotikon of 482, which was condemned for its bias in favor of monophysitism, Elias remained loyal to Rome. In 512 the synod of Sidon supported Elias and his colleague, Bishop Flavian of Antioch, and the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon (451), though the synod had been summoned to denounce Chalcedon and to depose the two bishops, who strongly supported Chalcedon. Elias was exiled to Aila on the Red Sea in 513 when he refused to sign Emperor Anastasius I's formula supporting monophysitism and died there.

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Antonio
9 months ago
This article is misleading people. The picture above is the picture of the prophet Elijah, the one who lived in the Old Testament, while the story is the story of a saint who lived in early christianity. Please correct ths because some people are confused.
Elie ABDELNOUR
10 months ago
that's not right folks, there must be a misunderstanding in here. st Elias is Elijah the prophet in the pld testament, could someone please review what's on this page.
Elie Khoury
1 year ago
But St.Elias (st.Elijah) is in the Old Testament , God helped him and he descended up to heaven he didn't die on earth.
chanda mwiche Elias
1 year ago
thankyou st. Elias. I was given your name on my baptism.
zena kasparian
2 years ago
I trust and love you st. elias
amale abboud
2 years ago
i lov u st elias

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