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403:. According to one view, the name for the former is a folk etymology and the monastery in fact is named after a young brave man named Yeghish, who was martyred by a local tyrant while fighting for the honor of his wife.
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Although not canonically accepted as a saint in church traditions, Elisæus has two modern icons kept in
Azerbaijan and Georgia. Azerbaijani icon was made in 2010s in Russian style and is being displayed in
205:, establishing the first mother church of East. Elisæus was later ambushed in Zergoyn plains and his remains was thrown into a pit in Homēnk. Latter version just describes a movement from Jerusalem to
189:(607–615) recounts Elisæus as "disciple of the Lord" without mentioning Thaddeus and referring to James as "patriarch of Jerusalem". The former version records the apostle's journey from Jerusalem to
261:. Several Armenian authors argued that Elisæus was merely an invention by Albanian monks to get rid of Armenian ecclesiastical dominance. According to Aleksan Hakobyan, the legend was invented by
245:, consider the latter version to be the original Albanian version of the legend, while earlier one to be gradually Armenized version in order to legitimize the subordination of the
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his relics were rediscovered sometime later by 'pious men'. His relics were first transferred to church of Ur̄ekan, then taken to
Jrvshtik monastery which later became
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Elisæus was considered the illuminator of
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along with three disciples. Story follows with martyrdom of one disciple, other two deserting him. Legend is continued with Elisæus reaching
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