> [[09-figures|↑ Back to TOC]] # Saint Elijah ## Biography The prophet Elijah appears in Scripture as a man of God who lived always in His presence and fought zealously for the worship of the one God. He defended God's law in a solemn contest on Mt. Carmel, and afterwards was given on Mt. Horeb an intimate experience of the living God. The hermits who instituted a form of monastic life in honor of Our Lady on Mt. Carmel in the twelfth century followed monastic tradition in turning to Elijah as their Father and model. *Source: OCD Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours, July 20* ## Notes - prophet and our Father - [[07-20-st-elijah|OCD Proper]]