Elijah of Hirta
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Elijah of Hirta; ÉLIE DE AL-ḤĪRA
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1221
identifier: 140
In hagiography: Elijah of Ḥirta(al-Hira) was a monastic founder from the sixth century. He was an Arab, a Lakhmid, who joined the monastery at Mount Izla and became a disciple of its founder, Abraham. He drove away corrupt monks. He left Mount Izla and established a monastery near Mosul. He was widely venerated by the Arab Christians.
floruit: 550-615
male
state: Saint
Saints Syriaques ÉLIE DE AL-ḤĪRA 140
Qiṣṣat Mār Ilīyā Hersch Ram Die Legende vom III. Elias
BHO 63
Fiey Assyrie chrétienne II 639-59
J. Habbi BSO I 754-55