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Righteous Tobit

Also known as Tobias the Elder · Tobit

A righteous and charitable Israelite of the Assyrian captivity, known for burying the dead and his almsgiving.

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Among the Holy Forefathers, commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ. From the Book of Tobit (Anagignoskomena).

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