Elias of Heliopolis
Elias of Heliopolis | |
|---|---|
| New Martyr | |
| Born | 759 |
| Died | 779 |
| Cause of death | Beheading |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 1 February or 4 February |
Elias of Heliopolis (Greek: Ἡλίας; 759–779), also called Elias of Damascus, was a Syrian carpenter and Christian martyr revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Syriac Orthodox church. He is known from a Greek hagiography.