Awtel | |
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Mar Awtel | |
Born | 250 Magdal, Lycia, Asia Minor (modern-day, Turkey) |
Died | 327 Lycia (modern-day Turkey) |
Venerated in | Maronite Church Eastern Orthodox Syriac Orthodox |
Major shrine | Kfarsghab |
Feast | Jun. 3, Aug. 27 |
Attributes | Monk and Hermit |
Patronage | The Village of Kfarsghab, Lebanon |
Saint Awtel (also known as Mar Awtel, Mar Awtilios, Saint Aoutel, Saint Autel; died 327) was a monk in early Christianity venerated in the Middle East. He is celebrated on 3 November (by Maronites particularly), and on 9 October. A church is dedicated to him in the village of Kfarsghab in North-Lebanon where his feast day is celebrated on 3 June and 27 August.