Julian of Emesa

Julian of Emesa (Greek: Ἰουλιανός ὁ ἐν Ἐμέσῃ;[1] Latin: Julianus Emesenus) or Elian al-Homsi (Arabic: إليان الحمصي; d. 284) was a Christian saint from Emesa (modern Homs, in Syria) martyred for refusing to renounce Christianity at the hands of his father, a Roman officer.[2]

Miniature from Basil II's Menologion depicting Julian of Emesa's martyrdom

The Church of Saint Elian was founded in 432 on the claimed spot of Julian's death, with his remains placed in a sarcophagus in a small chapel to the right of the church's main crypt.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. Léontos Diakónou Historía Λέοντος Διακόνου Ιστορία. 1864. p. 297.
  2. Beattie and Pepper, 2001, p.55.
  3. Mannheim, 2001, p.209.

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