Awtel
Awtel | |
|---|---|
| Mar Awtel | |
| Born | 250 Magdal, Lycia, Asia Minor (modern-day, Turkey) |
| Died | 327 Lycia (modern-day Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Maronite Church Eastern Orthodox Syriac Orthodox |
| Major shrine | Kfarsghab |
| Feast | Jun. 3, Aug. 27 |
| Attributes | Monk and Hermit |
| Patronage | The Village of Kfarsghab, Lebanon |
Saint Awtel (also known as Mar Awtel, Mar Awtilios, Saint Aoutel, Saint Autel; died 327) was a monk in early Christianity venerated in the Middle East. He is celebrated on 3 November (by Maronites particularly), and on 9 October. A church is dedicated to him in the village of Kfarsghab in North-Lebanon where his feast day is celebrated on 3 June and 27 August.