Elisæus of Albania
Saint Elisæus, Ełišay, Yeghishe or Ełišē (Armenian: Եղիշա) was the first patriarch of the Church of Caucasian Albania by local tradition.
Saint Elisæus of Albania | |
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| Patriarch, Illuminator of Caucasian Albania | |
| Born | c. 1st century AD |
| Died | 74 or 79 AD Gelmets, Rutulsky District, Dagestan |
| Venerated in | Church of Caucasian Albania |
| Feast | Same day as Ascension Thursday |
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