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|SaintName=Saint Elijah the Prophet | |SaintName=Saint Elijah the Prophet | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=July 20 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Tishbe, Gilead (tradition) | |SaintBirthPlace=Tishbe, Gilead (tradition) | ||
|DeathPlace=Taken to heaven in a fiery chariot (tradition) | |DeathPlace=Taken to heaven in a fiery chariot (tradition) | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=taken to heaven alive | |SaintCauseOfDeath=taken to heaven alive | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Israel | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Multiplication of oil and flour for the widow of Zarephath | |SaintMiracle1=Multiplication of oil and flour for the widow of Zarephath | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Resurrection of the widow’s son | |SaintMiracle2=Resurrection of the widow’s son | ||
|SaintMiracle3=Fire from heaven on Mount Carmel | |SaintMiracle3=Fire from heaven on Mount Carmel | ||
|Profession=prophet | |Profession=prophet | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Israelite prophet | |ReligiousAffiliation=Israelite prophet | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Mount Carmel (Stella Maris Monastery), Haifa, Israel | |PrimaryShrine=Mount Carmel (Stella Maris Monastery), Haifa, Israel | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Oriental Orthodox Churches; Islam (as Ilyas) | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Oriental Orthodox Churches; Islam (as Ilyas) | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Elijah the Prophet''' (Hebrew: '''אֵלִיָּהוּ'''; Greek: '''Ἠλίας'''; Latin: '''Elías'''), also '''Elias''', was a 9th-century BC prophet in the Kingdom of Israel, venerated as one of the greatest Old Testament saints in Christian tradition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05381b.htm |title=St. Elias |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to the Books of Kings (1 Kings 17–19; 2 Kings 1–2), Elijah defended the worship of Yahweh against the cult of Baal under King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, performing miracles including raising the dead, bringing fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, and being taken to heaven in a whirlwind with a fiery chariot.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/roman_curia/congregations/csaints/documents/rc_con_csaints_doc_20000616_st-elias_en.html |title=Saint Elias the Prophet |publisher=Holy See |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He is considered the spiritual founder of the Carmelite Order, which traces its origins to hermits living on Mount Carmel in his memory from the 12th century. | '''Saint Elijah the Prophet''' (Hebrew: '''אֵלִיָּהוּ'''; Greek: '''Ἠλίας'''; Latin: '''Elías'''), also '''Elias''', was a 9th-century BC prophet in the Kingdom of Israel, venerated as one of the greatest Old Testament saints in Christian tradition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05381b.htm |title=St. Elias |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to the Books of Kings (1 Kings 17–19; 2 Kings 1–2), Elijah defended the worship of Yahweh against the cult of Baal under King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, performing miracles including raising the dead, bringing fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, and being taken to heaven in a whirlwind with a fiery chariot.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en/roman_curia/congregations/csaints/documents/rc_con_csaints_doc_20000616_st-elias_en.html |title=Saint Elias the Prophet |publisher=Holy See |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He is considered the spiritual founder of the Carmelite Order, which traces its origins to hermits living on Mount Carmel in his memory from the 12th century. | ||