Aaron the Illustrious
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Aaron the Illustrious was a Christian monk of Mesopotamia.
He came from Sarug in Osrhoene
, and was a disciple of . He built two monasteries near Melitene
in Armenia
in the 4th century. He had a feast day on Pentecost Monday
in the Syriac Orthodox Church
, and on February 3, October 22, and May 23. He is included in the Syrian Martyrology of Rabban Silba
.
He came from Sarug in Osrhoene
Osroene
Osroene, also spelled Osrohene and Osrhoene and sometimes known by the name of its capital city, Edessa , was a historic Syriac kingdom located in Mesopotamia, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BC to AD 244.It was a Syriac-speaking kingdom.Osroene, or...
, and was a disciple of . He built two monasteries near Melitene
Malatya
Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...
in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
in the 4th century. He had a feast day on Pentecost Monday
Whit Monday
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a movable feast in the Christian calendar. It is movable because it is determined by the date of Easter....
in the Syriac Orthodox Church
Syriac Orthodox Church
The Syriac Orthodox Church; is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Eastern Mediterranean, with members spread throughout the world. The Syriac Orthodox Church claims to derive its origin from one of the first Christian communities, established in Antioch by the Apostle St....
, and on February 3, October 22, and May 23. He is included in the Syrian Martyrology of Rabban Silba
Syrian Martyrology of Rabban Silba
The Syrian Martyrology of Rabban Silba is a book containing the names and feast days of a number of martyrs of the Syrian Church. It was edited by P. Paul Peeters, S.J., and published in Analecta Bollandiana #27 in 1908.It includes the following saints:...
.