When King Herod was killing the Holy Innocents (all the baby boys in an attempt to kill the new born Baby Jesus), Saint Elizabeth fled to a rocky and desolate place with Saint John in her arms.
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The soldiers killed Prophet Zacharias in the Temple when he refused to say where his child went.
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When Saint Elizabeth saw the soldiers following her she cried out to the mountain: “O Mountain of God, receive a mother with her child!” and the rock opened and hid the mother and child.
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Forty days afterwards Saint Elizabeth reposed.
Below is a photo of the Holy Tomb of Saint Elizabeth.
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Saint John was then led to the wilderness of the desert by an Angel where he grew up protected by God, he was one and a half years old.
