Julian of Emesa explained

Ilyan of Homs
Birth Place:Homs, Syria
Death Date:284 or 312 AD
Death Place:Homs, Syria
Major Shrine:Homs, Antioch
Patronage:Homs, Syria; Brownsville, Pennsylvania; physicians, the sick, sons, and children

Julian of Emesa (;[1]) or Elian al-Homsi, also spelt Elyan or Ilyan, was a third-century Christian from Emesa (modern Homs, in Syria) who reputedly practiced as a physician or healer. He was martyred, either in 284 or 312, for his refusal to renounce Christianity.

Venerated as a saint, his feast day is 6 February in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, and 7 February in the Anglican, Oriental Orthodox and the Ancient Church of the East traditions.

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]

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  1. Book: Léontos Diakónou Historía. 1864. el:Λέοντος Διακόνου Ιστορία. 297.
  2. Web site: Syriac Catholic Church in Sydney . 2023 . Syriac Monasteries: Monastery of Saint Elian . Syriac Church . en .