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INFORMATION Reverend Elijah of Murom

(Commemorated 19 December / 1 January)

Rev. Elijah in the national naming Chobotok (Chebotok), was a native of Moore and labored in the Kiev-Pechersk monastery in the XII century. His relics rest in the Antonia cave.

Some historians believe the Reverend Elijah Caves for one person with a hero Ilya Muromets. In the epics, Ilya Muromets seems a religious person, in folk tales performed the thought that Ilya Muromets after the feats of arms and military service gave acquired by their wealth on the decoration of churches and the poor and devoted himself exclusively to worship and striving to godliness affairs, traveled on Russian land. Pilgrim of the XVIII century (Leonty) in his notes says: "We have seen the hrabrago warrior Elijah Muromets in imperishable under cover Zlata; Thou increasing current large people; his hand was left broken spear, all know the plague; and his right hand shows sign of the cross. " Rev. Elijah rests in a prayer position with clasped fingers of right hand as adopted and now in the Orthodox Church - the first three fingers together, and the last two to bending the palm of your hand. During the struggle with the Old Believers split (XVII-XIX centuries.) This fact from the life of the saint served as strong evidence in favor of trehperstnogo addition.