3/9/2024 0 Comments Righteous saint lazarus![]() ![]() According to the Synaxarion (Constantinople's Biographies of Saints), the lake was contested by two brothers who fought tooth and nail against each other to acquire it. Another legend describes the existence of a well with sweet water in the middle of the salt lake, known as the well of "rgas" i.e. They claim to have found roots and branches of the vineyard when digging in the salt lake. This account has been confirmed by the workers who collect the salt. ![]() She refused and in order to punish her he transformed the enormous vineyard into a salt lake. As he was passing by this spot one day the saint felt thirsty and asked for some grapes from the woman who owned the vineyard. In the present location of the salt lake there used to be a vineyard. The same historical accounts report that he had only smiled once during his lifetime and that was when he saw someone stealing an earthen pot on which he commented aphoristically: "a piece of soil steals another piece of soil".Īnother historical account indicates some association of the saint to the salt lake in Larnaka (the present day name of Citium). Historical accounts describe him as sullen and frowning during his lifetime which was due to all that he had witnessed during his four-day stay in the underworld. According to Saint Epiphanios, Bishop of Constantia of Cyprus (367-403), the righteous Lazarus lived on for another 30 years after his resurrection. Therefore the banished saint fled to the island of Cyprus where he encountered the apostles Paul and Barnabas and was ordained as the first Bishop of Citium.Īncient Citium, home to the philosopher Zeno, had the honour to propagate the teachings of the Lord through a personal friend of Christ. Naturally, the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus angered the Jews and "the High Priests planned to put Lazarus to death" (John 12:9-11), as he constituted living evidence of the miracle. Other than these two events which took place in Bethany, there are accounts of hospitality extended to Jesus Christ and visits to the home of Simon the Leper (John 12:1-8, Mark 14:3-9, Matthew 16:6-13, John 12:9-11, Matthew 21:17). This is why the hymns sung during the Saturday of Lazarus give prime emphasis on the sacrament of the joint resurrection and then to the memory of the saint. The event for which Bethany became renowned was the resurrection of Lazarus (John 11:1-44) through which the Lord forwarned His own resurrection. While Martha "was distracted by her many tasks" Maria sat "at Jesus's feet and listened to his preaching" (Luke 10:38-42). The invitation of Christ to the house of Martha and Maria, sisters of Lazarus, is a well-known event. This was due to the strong bonds of friendship that Jesus Christ had with the family of Lazarus and with the leper who some believed was the father of the saint. It was one of the places for which Christ had a special affection and would visit frequently. Although it is a small and insignificant Palestinian village, it has an important place in the history of Christianity. It has remained known in history as the homeland of Lazarus the friend of Christ. Lazarus in Larnaka, Cyprusīethany is a Jewish word which means "the home of the Phoenicians".
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