Title: St. Elias Post by: CyrilSebastian on March 06, 2020, 10:18:45 PM Elias was an Arab who was educated in an Egyptian monastery. He was driven from Egypt for his Catholic orthodoxy. Title: Re: St. Elias Post by: CyrilSebastian on March 08, 2021, 07:18:04 PM Elias went to Palestine. He stayed for a time at St. Euthymius's laura. He founded a monastery at Jericho. He was ordained. Title: Re: St. Elias Post by: CyrilSebastian on September 29, 2021, 07:31:51 PM In 494 Elias was elected patriarch of Jerusalem. Title: Re: St. Elias Post by: CyrilSebastian on October 22, 2022, 06:42:59 PM Although he had accepted Emperor Zeno's Henotikon of 482, Elias remained loyal to Rome. Title: Re: St. Elias Post by: CyrilSebastian on November 12, 2024, 07:24:20 PM In 512 the synod of Sidon supported Elias and his colleague, Bishop Flavian of Antioch, and the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon. |