Eleazar the Patriarch
Also known as
- Eleazar the Priest
- El’azar, Eleàzaro, Eleàzar, Eleasar
- 2 September
- 30 July (Armenian Apostolic Church; Coptic Church)
Profile
Third son of Old Testament Patriarch Aaron. Leader of the Jewish theocracy. With his brother Ithamar, he founded the Israelite priestly class. Old Testament patriarch.
MLA Citation
- “Eleazar the Patriarch“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 January 2020. Web. 27 November 2021. <>