Hierarch
Saint Elijah, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Antioch
July 20 Old CalendarAugust 2 New Calendar
Life
Great zealots of the faith and defenders of Orthodoxy. Both died in exile, whither the heretical Emperor Anastasius had banished them. They precisely foresaw the death of Emperor Anastasius and their own. At the same time they wrote to one another from distant places: "Emperor Anastasius died today; let us also go to the Judgment of God with him." And two days later both saints departed this life, in the year 518.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, July 20. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on July 20
The full reading for July 20 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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