Eulogius of Edessa

Saint

Eulogius of Edessa

Bishop of Edessa
Born4th century
ResidenceEdessa
Died387
Edessa
(modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
FeastMay 5 (Roman Catholic)

Saint Eulogius (Syriac: Walagash[1]) was the Bishop of Edessa during the late 4th century A.D.[2]

He was persecuted for his faith under the Roman emperors.[3]

In 379 or 380 A.D., he built the House of Mar Daniel, a church in Edessa.[4] He also attended the First Council of Constantinople in 381.[5][6]

He died on Good Friday, 387 A.D. Cyrus I of Edessa succeeded him as Bishop of Edessa.

He is canonized as a saint by both Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. His Roman Catholic feast day is May 5.[6]

  1. ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2013). The Mandaeans and the Christians in the time of Jesus Christ: enemies from the first days of the church. Fairfield, N.S.W.: Living Water Books. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-9580346-4-7. OCLC 853508149.
  2. ^ "St. Eulogius of Edessa". Catholic Online. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ^ "Confessors Barses and Eulogius, Bishops of Edessa, and Protogenes, Bishop of Carrhae". Orthodox Church in America. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. ^ "House of Mar Daniel". Syriaca.org. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  5. ^ "Eulogius, bp. of Edessa." In: Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century (1911).
  6. ^ a b "St. Eulogius of Edessa". Catholic.net. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.