St. Julian Saba

St. Julian Saba

August 26th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Julian Saba according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church.Church tradition tells us that he was a teacher of St. Ephrem the Syrian. He is called "Father of the Monks"In hagiography: Julian Saba lived near Edessa and practiced extreme asceticism. He had many disciples, and he fought against the Arians for the case of orthodoxy in Antioch.His life has been preserved for us in Theodoret's History of the Monks of Syria, in a collection of Syriac poems attributed to St. Ephrem , and in a Syriac memra attributed to St. Jacob of SerughOh Mor Youlyané! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. AmenBL14504