Saint Elesbaan of Ethiopia

Also known as

• Calam-Negus
• Calam
• Caleb
• Elesbaas
• Elesbas
• Elesboas
• Eleuzoe

Memorial

• 27 October (Roman calendar)
• 15 May (Eastern calendar)

Profile

Christian King in Ethiopia in the early 6th century. With the support of Byzantine emperors Justin I and Justinian, he invaded the southern Arabian peninsula where Christian was under attack. Late in life he abdicated his throne to live as a prayerful, penitent hermit and then a monk in Jerusalem.

Died

• c.555

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen-3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Elesbaan of Ethiopia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 November 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-elesbaan-of-ethiopia/>