Elisæus of Albania

Saint

Elishe of Albania
Illuminator, Enlightener
Bornc. 1st century AD
Died74 or 79 AD
Gelmets, Rutulsky District, Dagestan
Venerated inChurch of Caucasian Albania

Eastern Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy
FeastThird Day of Easter (Renewal Tuesday)

Saint Elisæus, Ełišay, Yeghishe, Elishe or Ełišē (Armenian: Եղիշե) was the first patriarch of the Church of Caucasian Albania by local tradition.

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