Today, Saturday (14.6.2025) according to the panel The memory of the Prophet Elisha, Saint Nephon in Athos is honored.
The names that celebrate today, according to the calendar are:
- Elisha, Elisso, Eliso
- Nephon *
Prophet Elisha
The Prophet Elisha was the son of the Safat Major, from the village of Aelmouth or Avelmeola. Elisha we meet in the Old Testament as a servant of Prophet Elias. When he miraculously left for the Lord, Elisha continued Elias’ prophetic work, and even with many miracles.
For example here we will mention one. Elisha once came to an Elisha, who had recently lost her husband, and says to him: “My husband died and you know that God was respected. And yet, a lender has come now and, because we do not have to pay him, he asks to take my sons of slaves. ” Elisha, excited, said, “What can I do to you? Tell me, what do you have in your home? ” His widow replied: “Nothing. Only a vessel of oil. “
Then Elisha tells her to go to borrow from her neighbors as many empty vessels. Then to close the door of her home, and with her sons to fill these vessels from their own vessel with oil. So it was. After borrowing many empty vessels, she was filled with oil from her own, which in the end was found full! So she sold that plenty of oil, paid the debt and had enough money for her and her children.
The Elisha died of King John and was buried by the people of Israel in Sevastopol, Samaria.
Also today is the World Volunteer Day Blood Donor
*There are other dates that celebrate this name.