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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Elisha, Old Testament prophet

Saint ID

S00239

Reported Death Not After

1

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Old Testament saints
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00141Coptic Life of *Pisenthios (ascetic and bishop of Koptos, ob. 632, S00057), from Edfu (Upper Egypt), attributed to his disciple, John the Presbyter, and presented on his feast day (7 July), mentioning his exceptional humility as a monk and bishop, his ability to perform miracles in life, his healing power, as well as his ability to converse with and intercede on behalf of the dead; 7th c. or later.
E00449The Piacenza Pilgrim records his visit to Sebaste (Palestine), with the tomb of *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239). Account of an anonymous pilgrim, written in Latin, probably in Placentia (northern Italy), c. 560.
E00455The Piacenza Pilgrim describes the spring of *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239) near Jericho (Palestine). Account of an anonymous pilgrim, written in Latin, probably in Placentia (northern Italy), c. 560.
E00589The Piacenza Pilgrim mentions the monastery of *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239) at the foot of Mount Carmel (Palestine) and the stones of the region which prevent miscarriage. Account of an anonymous pilgrim, written in Latin, probably in Placentia (northern Italy), c. 560.
E00720Inscription with prayer in Greek, from a church in Kasossos near Mylasa (Caria, western Asia Minor). Refers to saints and other holy figures: *Abraham (Old Testament patriarch, S00275), *Jacob (Old Testament patriarch, S00280), *Moses (Old Testament prophet and lawgiver, S00241), *Elijah (Old Testament prophet, S00217), *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), the Apostles *Peter (S00036) and *Paul (S00008), other unnamed Apostles (S00084), unnamed Confessors (S00184), *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and a virgin *Eirene (possibly the martyr of Magedon, S02162). Probably late antique (6th/8th c.) or later.
E02258Greek building inscription for a church (naos) dedicated to *George (soldier and martyr, S00259) and probably to *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239). Found at Naḥīṭah, to the north of Bostra (Roman province of Arabia). Dated 623.
E02524The so-called Madaba Mosaic Map shows a number of labelled places of the cult of saints in the Holy Land (mainly monasteries). Found in Madaba (Roman province of Arabia). Probably mid-6th c.
E03195The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 14 June *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239).
E03203The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 22 June, at the church of *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), *Elijah/Elias (Old Testament prophet, S00217) and the deposition of the relics of *Elishah (Old Testament prophet, S00239) and *Obadiah (Old Testament prophet, S01420).
E03365The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 29 August the beheading of *John the Baptist (S00020), and *Elisha (the Old Testament prophet, S00239).
E03429The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 14 November *Leontios (probably the martyr of Tripolis, Phoenicia, S00216), the deposition of the relics of *John the Baptist (S00020), *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), and the Archangels *Michael (S00181) and *Gabriel (S00192).
E03778The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 22 June the church of *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), *Elijah/Elias (Old Testament prophet, S00217) and the deposition of the relics of *Elishah (Old Testament prophet, S00239) and *Obadiah (Old Testament prophet, S01420), and *Eusebios (bishop of Samosata and confessor under Valens, S01663).
E03821The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 3 August *Justinian (Roman emperor, ob. 565, S01572), *Dalmatos (monk in 5th c., S01782), *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), *Theodotos (a probably Montanist martyr of Ancyra, central Asia Minor, and his seven virgin companions, S00626).
E03822The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 4 August *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), the martyrdom of *John/Ioannes the Soldier (confessor under the emperor Julian, S00925), and *Sophia and her daughters (martyrs of Rome, S00554).
E03853The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 2 September *Joshua (Old Testament leader of the Israelites, S00258), *Anthimos (bishop and martyr of Nicomedia, S00124), *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239) and *Mamas (martyr of Kaisareia/Caesarea in Cappadocia, S00436).
E03926The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 14 November *Leontios (probably the martyr of Tripolis, Phoenicia, S00216), *Agapios (martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S00188), the deposition of the relics of *John the Baptist (S00020), *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), *Philip (the Apostle, S00109), and the Archangels *Michael (S00181) and *Gabriel (S00192).
E04196Philostorgius in his Ecclesiastical History, reports that the relics of the *Elisha (Old Testament Prophet, S00239) and *John (the Baptist, S00020) were removed from their tombs and desecrated in Palestine under Julian the Apostate (r. 361-363). Written in Greek at Constantinople, 425/433.
E04433Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (1.7), describes three miracles effected by *Nonnosus (prior of Mount Soracte, later 6th c., S01713) on Mount Soracte, near Rome. These were conducted in imitation of *Gregory (the Miracle Worker, S00687), *Donatus (bishop of Arezzo, S01527) and *Elisha (Old Testament Prophet, S00239). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.
E04457Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues, recounts a number of miraculous stories, and considers the nature of miracles. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.
E04933The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 28 August.
E04934The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 29 August.
E05099Procopius of Caesarea, in his On Buildings, reports that the emperor Justinian (r. 527-565) renovated a great number of monasteries in the region of Jerusalem (and elsewhere in the East), many of them dedicated to saints. Written in Greek at Constantinople, in the 550s.
E05275The Coptic Encomion on *Makarios (bishop of Tkow/Antaeopolis (Upper Egypt), ob. mid-5th c., S02004), attributed to Dioskoros of Alexandria, relates, among many other things, miracles performed by the bishop as well as his gift of prophecy and miraculous events taking place at his burial in the shrine of *John the Baptist (S00020) and the prophet *Elisha (S00239) at Alexandria. Probably written after the end of the 6th c.
E06060Adomnán, in his Life of *Columba (abbot of Iona, ob. 597, S02167), describes how Columba brought a dead child back to life, thus equalling the prophets *Elijah and *Elisha (S00217 and S00239] and the apostles *Peter (S00036), *Paul (S00008) and *John (S00042). Written in Latin at Iona, 696/704.
E06104The Itinerary of the so-called Pilgrim of Bordeaux mentions a number of tombs in the Holy Land of biblical figures, almost all from the Old Testament; Constantine's new church at Mamre, where Abraham (Old Testament patriarch, S00275) conversed with angels; and the spring near Jericho miraculously purified by the Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239). Written in Latin, probably in Bordeaux (south-west Gaul), shortly after 333.
E06327Jerome, in his Letter 108, describes how Paula travelled to Sebaste (Palestine) in 385/6 to visit the graves of *John the Baptist (S00020), *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), and *Obadiah (Old Testament prophet, S01420). Written in Latin in Bethlehem (Palestine), 404.
E06523Jerome, in his Letter 108, describes how Paula travelled through Palestine in 385/6 and visited the spring of *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239) near Jericho. Written in Latin in Bethlehem (Palestine), 404.
E06536Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239) as an exemplary virgin. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686.
E06659Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry
E07914Theodosius, in his On the Topography of the Holy Land, describes the impressive church of *John (the Baptist, S00020), built by the emperor Anastasius by the river Jordan, where John baptised Jesus, and, nearby, a memorial (memoria), with a church built over it, of *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), where he blessed the spring. Written in Latin, perhaps in Africa, 518/540.
E08020The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor (AM 5956) states that the body of *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239) was translated to Alexandria and reburied in a monastery there in 464. Chronicle compiled in the Byzantine Empire in the early 9th c., using extracts from earlier Greek texts.