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Saint Elias (other)
Saint Elias, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Elijah, may refer to any of: People * Elijah, also known as Elias, an Old Testament prophet venerated as a Christian saint * Elias I of Jerusalem (died 516), 5th-century Patriarch of Jerusalem from 494 to 516 * Elias and companions (died 309), group of Egyptian Christian martyrs * Ignatius Elias III (1867–1932), a Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch who is considered a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church Places * Mount Saint Elias, the second highest mountain in Canada and the United States * Saint Elias Mountains, a mountain range in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon * Mount Carmel in Haifa, also known as Mount Saint Elias (Jebel Mar Elyas) * Saint Elias Monastery (Shwayya, Lebanon) See also * St. Elijah's Church (other) also covering Church of Saint Elias * * * Elias (other) *Agios Ilias (other) Agios Ilias (Saint Elias) may refer to the following places in Greece and Cyprus: * Agios Ilias, Amaliada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah
Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew deity Yahweh over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection, bringing fire down from the sky, and ascending to heaven alive. 2 Kings 2:11 He is also portrayed as leading a school of prophets known as "the sons of the prophets." Following Elijah's ascension, his disciple and devoted assistant Elisha took over as leader of this school. The Book of Malachi prophesies Elijah's return "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the ," making him a harbinger of the Messiah and of the eschaton in various faiths that revere the Hebrew Bible. References to Elijah appear in Sirach, the New Testament, the Mishnah and Talmud, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias I Of Jerusalem
Elias of Jerusalem (d. c. 518) was a bishop and Patriarch of Jerusalem from 494 until he was deposed by Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I in 516 for supporting the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon. Elias was an Arab, by birth, who had been educated in a monastery in Egypt. At the Synod of Sidon (512) he successfully defended, together with Flavian II of Antioch, the dyophysite Christological doctrine proclaimed by the Council of Chalcedon. See also * Patriarch Euphemius of Constantinople * Patriarch Timothy I of Constantinople References Elias I of Jerusalem 516 deaths 5th-century patriarchs of Jerusalem 5th-century Christian saints 6th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown Saints from the Holy Land 5th-century Arab people 6th-century Arab people Arab Christians {{saint-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatius Elias III
St. Ignatius Elias III (13 October 1867 – 13 February 1932) (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܠܝܐܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1917 until his death in 1932. Biography Nasri was born on October 13, 1867, in the city of Mardin, son of Chorepiscopus Abraham and Mary, and had four brothers and three sisters. He was cared for by his eldest sister Helena upon the death of his mother, and as a teenager he worked as a goldsmith. He also worked for the Ottoman government for three months. Following the direction of Patriarch Ignatius Peter IV, Nasri joined the Forty Martyrs Seminary, and in 1887, he joined the Monastery of Mor Hananyo near Mardin and was ordained deacon by Peter IV. The following year, Nasri became a novice before becoming a monk in 1889, upon which he assumed the name Elias. Elias was ordained priest in 1892 by Peter IV along with Osthatheos Saleeba. And during the Massacres of Diyarbakır in 1895, Elias gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Saint Elias
Mount Saint Elias (Was'eitushaa also designated Boundary Peak 186), the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, stands on the Yukon and Alaska border about southwest of Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada. The Canadian side of Mount Saint Elias forms part of Kluane National Park and Reserve, while the U.S. side of the mountain is located within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. History and features The name of the mountain in Tlingit, ''Yasʼéitʼaa Shaa'' or ''Was'eitushaa'', means "mountain behind Icy Bay"; the Yakutat Tlingit occasionally call it ''Shaa Tlein'' "Big Mountain". It is one of the most important crests of the Kwaashkʼiḵwáan clan, who used it as a guide during their journey down the Copper River. Mount Fairweather at the apex of the British Columbia and Alaska borders at the head of the Alaska Panhandle is known as ''Tsalx̱aan''; legend states that this mountain and ''Yasʼéitʼaa Shaa'' (Mt. St. Elias) or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Elias Mountains
The Saint Elias Mountains () are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges, located in southeastern Alaska in the United States, Southwestern Yukon and the very far northwestern part of British Columbia in Canada. The range spans Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in the United States and Kluane National Park and Reserve in Canada and includes all of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. In Alaska, the range includes parts of the city/borough of Yakutat and the Hoonah-Angoon and Valdez-Cordova census areas. This mountain range is named after Mount Saint Elias, which in turn was named in 1741 by the Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering. Geology The Saint Elias Mountains form the highest coastal mountain range on Earth. It formed due to the subduction of the Yakutat microplate underneath the North American Plate. The Yakutat microplate is a wedge shaped oceanic plateau with a thickness of . Similar to the adjacent Pacific Plate, which has a crustal thickness of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel (; ), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias (; ), is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. A number of towns are situated there, most notably Haifa, Israel's third largest city, located on the northern and western slopes. Etymology The word ''karmel'' ("garden-land") has been explained as a compound of ''kerem'' and ''el'' meaning "vineyard of El (deity), God" or a clipping of ''kar male,'' meaning "full kernel." Martin Jan Mulder suggested a third etymology, that of ''kerem + l'' with a lamed wiktionary:sufformative, sufformative, meaning only "vineyard", but this is considered unlikely as evidence for the existence of a lamed sufformative is weak. In Song of Songs 7:6, ''karmel'' is generally interpreted as a color, perhaps "crimson" or "yellow". suggests connecting it to the yellow "''karmel'' lily" mentioned by the Jerusalem Talmudy. Sukkah 3:6) in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Elias Monastery (Shwayya, Lebanon)
The Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Elias – Shwayya (or Deir Mar Elias Shwayya; ) is a stauropegic monastery of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, perched atop a sandstone cliff in the Matn District, thirty-one kilometers from Beirut. Standing at an altitude of 1150 meters, it overlooks the resort towns of Bikfaya, Khinshara, and Shwayr, and a string of small mountainside villages such as Zighrine, Shwayya, Ayn Teffaha, Shrine, and Jouar. The entire region is covered with lush pine forests, and the area surrounding the monastery is unusually diverse in flora, with oak, eucalyptus, willow, and maple trees, orchards of apples, pears, prunes, and peaches, and vines terraced on the slopes. The stones of the monastery are hewn from the cliff, and, from a distance, the monastery dissolves into its background, seeming to rise beyond the cliff as a natural continuation. Elias or Elijah, the Old Testament prophet, is a Christian saint also venerated by Muslims and especially the Druze. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias (other)
Elias is a given name and surname, the Greek and Latin form of Elijah. Elias may also refer to: People * Elias (footballer, born 1931), Brazilian football striker Elias Soares de Oliveira * Elias (footballer, born 1963), Portuguese former football midfielder Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva * Elias (singer) (born 1980), French singer-songwriter * Elias (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian former football midfielder Elias Mendes Trindade * Elias (footballer, born 1987) * Elias (footballer, born 1992) * Elias (footballer, born 1993) * Elias (footballer, born 1995) * Elias (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian football right-back, full name Elias Lira Nogueira Júnior *Elias (Greek scholar), 6th century commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry *Elias (wrestler), a ring name of American professional wrestler Jeffrey Daniel Sciullo (born 1987) * Elias Carioca (born 1999), Brazilian football forward Arts and entertainiment Music *''Elias'', the original German name of ''Elijah'' (oratorio), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Ilias (other)
Agios Ilias (Saint Elias) may refer to the following places in Greece and Cyprus: * Agios Ilias, Amaliada, a village in the municipality of Amaliada, northern Elis * Agios Ilias, Cyprus, a village in Famagusta District, Cyprus * Agios Ilias, Lefkada, a village on the island of Lefkada * Agios Ilias, Pyrgos, a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, central Elis * Agios Ilias, Zacharo, a village in the municipality of Zacharo, southern Elis * Agios Ilias, a subdivision of Aitoliko Aitoliko (Greek: Αιτωλικό) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Messolonghi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal uni ... See also * Ilias (other) * Saint Elias (other) {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Elias (other)
Mar Elias (Aramaic 'Saint Elias' or 'Lord Elias') may refer to: * Elijah (alternate spelling of Elias), a prophet of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament and the Qur'an * Mar Elias Educational Institutions, a set of Educational Institutes in Ibillin, Israel * Mar Elias Monastery, a Greek Orthodox Monastery between Jerusalem and Bethlehem * Mar Elias, a street in Beirut * Mar Elias refugee camp, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, near Beirut * Dair Mar Elia, Saint Elias Monastery in Iraq * Patriarch Elias of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Elias I, 709–723 CE, known as Mar Elias * Tell Mar Elias, an archaeological site near Ajlun, Jordan * Mar Elias and Mar Elias el Tiffeh, archaeological sites in the Sands of Beirut See also * Saint Elias (other) Saint Elias, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Elijah, may refer to any of: People * Elijah, also known as Elias, an Old Testament prophet venerated as a Christian saint * Elias I of Jerusalem (died 516), 5th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
