Saint Elias of Orta

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Elias was one of the early evangelists on the island of San Giulio in Lake Orta in the Piedmont region of Italy. He may have been a priest, and lived on the island for a while as a hermit.

Died

• relics re-discovered buried in the floor of the basilica of San Giulio on Isola San Giulio, Italy in 1697 and enshrined in the marble altar

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-elias-of-orta/