Julian of Emesa
Syrian Christian physician and martyr
Feast: 6 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Julian of Emesa (Greek: Ἰουλιανός ὁ ἐν Ἐμέσῃ; Latin: Julianus Emesenus) or Elian al-Homsi (Arabic: إليان الحمصي), also spelt Elyan or Ilyan, was a third-century Christian from Emesa (modern Homs, in Syria) who reputedly practiced as a physician or healer. He was martyred, either in 284 or 312, for his refusal to renounce Christianity.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q1674969 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Julian of Emesa (CC BY-SA)
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