Righteous · 1st century
Lazarus the Four-Days-Dead
Also known as Lazarus of Bethany · Bishop of Kition
The friend of Christ raised from the tomb, who later became a bishop in Cyprus.
Customs & Traditions
On Lazarus Saturday, spiced sweet breads shaped like a swaddled figure ('Lazarakia') are baked in the Greek tradition, and children sing songs recalling his raising.
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Related Saints
- Apostle Timothy of the Seventy · Apostle
- Saint Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza · Hierarch
- St. Basil the Great · Hierarch
- Cyril of Catania · Hierarch
- Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary) · Theotokos
- Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord, Bishop of Jerusalem · Apostle
Notes
His raising prefigures the general resurrection.
Sources: Synaxarion