♱Daily Synaxarium ♱Monday, July 20, 2026translated
On this day, the Holy Church commemorates:
*Saint, the glorious prophet Elijah the Zealot. *Our venerable fathers, Saints Elijah I of Jerusalem and Flavianus II of Antioch. *The righteous Saint Ibrahim Galich the Russian. *The martyr Elijah the Just Georgian. *What is new about the Russian martyrs is Archimandrite Tikhon Krechkov and those with him.
✤ Saint Martyr Elijah the Just Giorgio (+1907 AD) ✤
He grew up in met. He excelled in science. He walked as a firm believer in the traditions of the Orthodox Church. He became a teacher of the Georgian people. In his teaching, he mostly returned to the lives of the saints. In the eyes of his people, he appeared as an image of a priest and a good shepherd who was ever ready to lay down his life for his sheep. He considered that piety linked to love for his people and his country was the essence of human life. He knew how to infuse the spirit of Christian patriotism into the hearts of his people. He was fair in everything he did and encouraged spiritual formation. He became a member of the government. He was assassinated in 1907. The Georgian Church canonized him in 1987 AD.
