Aaron the Illustrious (also known as Aaron of the nuts) was a Christian monk of Mesopotamia.

He came from Sarug in Osrhoene, and was a disciple of Saint Eugene. He built two monasteries near Melitene in Armenia in the 4th century. He had a feast day on Pentecost Monday in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and on February 3, October 22, and May 23. Osroene (also: Osrohene, Osrhoene) ( Syriac: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܣܪܐ ܥܝܢܶܐ), also known by the name of its capital city, Edessa (modern Sanli Urfa, in Syriac: ܐܘܪܗܝ), was one of several kingdoms arising... Eugene is a common (masculine) first name that comes from the Greek eugenes , from eu- + -genes . The name shares a root with the word eugenics. ... Malatya is a city in south-eastern Turkey, and the capital of Malatya Province. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Pentecost Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated the next day after Pentecost. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saint. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.