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ST ELIAS, MARTYR OF TOMI - 27 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 27th of May WELCOME! SAINT ELIAS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Elias (Helias) was martyred in Tomi, a city on the Pontus Eurinus (today's Tultscha [Tulcea, in today's Romania] according to some sources, Toomiswar [the modern day Romanian city Constanța] according to others). Saint Elias suffered with his companions Lucianus, Zolicus, Martialis, Victurius, Murina and Teroulus.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 31) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Elias may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, o...