Righteous · Old Testament
Righteous Jesus son of Sirach
Also known as Jesus ben Sira · Sirach · Ecclesiasticus
The wisdom teacher of Jerusalem who composed the book of Ecclesiasticus (the Wisdom of Sirach).
All wisdom cometh from the Lord, and is with him for ever.
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Notes
Among the Holy Forefathers, commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ. Author of the deuterocanonical Wisdom of Sirach.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints