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Righteous King Asa

Also known as Asa King of Judah

A king of Judah who removed idols and trusted God for victory; an ancestor of Christ.

LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power.
2 Chronicles, 14:11 · King James Version (PD)
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Notes

Among the Holy Forefathers, commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ. Ancestor of Christ (Matt 1:7-8). Individual veneration is not clearly attested; flagged for clergy review.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints