Julian of Emesa

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

Ilyan of Homs
Mural depicting Ilyan of Homs as a Medicine man next to Saint George in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Born	unknown Homs, Syria
Died	284-312 AD Homs, Syria
Cause of death	Beheading
Honored in	Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Church of the East Anglican Communion
Major shrine	Homs, Antioch
Feast	February 6 (Eastern Orthodox & Roman Catholicism) February 7 (Oriental Orthodox & Ancient Church of the East)
Patronage	Homs, Syria; Brownsville, Pennsylvania; Physicians, The Sick, Sons and Children

He is venerated on the 6th of February.^[3]

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][4]

See also

• Monastery of St. Elian

References

1. Léontos Diakónou Historía Λέοντος Διακόνου Ιστορία. 1864. p. 297.
2. Beattie and Pepper, 2001, p.55.
3. https://www.syriac-catholic-church.org.au/syriac-monasteries
4. Mannheim, 2001, p.209.

Bibliography

• Beattie, Andrew; Pepper, Timothy (2001). The Rough Guide to Syria. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-718-8.
• Mannheim, Ivan (2001). Syria & Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-900949-90-3.