Venerable Eliseus lived in the Solovetsky Monastery and was possibly a companion of Venerable Zosimas. His life is known only through one final feat, in which the great piety of the elder and the help of God were manifested. Four brothers – Eliseus, Daniel, Philaret, and Savvatiy – worked in fishing on the Vyg River. One day, Daniel, by revelation, foretold Eliseus that death was approaching him, and he mourned not from fear of death, but because he had not been tonsured into the schema. The brothers comforted him, suggesting to rely on the will of God. Ultimately, Eliseus himself took upon himself the schema, calling upon the help of Venerable Zosimas and Savvatiy.
At night, when the brothers fell asleep, Eliseus disappeared from the cell and returned without the schema, explaining that demons had led him away, but Venerable Zosimas saved him. The elders decided to take Eliseus to Suma, where there was a hieromonk, and despite the dangers of the river, they safely reached the shore. However, Eliseus continued to suffer from illness and mourned his deprivation of the schema. A storm caught them at sea, and despite the fear, Eliseus assured the brothers that Venerable Zosimas was with them. Soon the storm calmed, but Eliseus passed away. He was buried behind the altar of the Church of Saint Nicholas.
Years later, his name was forgotten until his grave was discovered, and the manifestations of Venerable Eliseus began with healings. In 1668, an investigation was conducted, and a chapel was built over his grave. The second investigation took place in 1710. Over time, the grave of the venerable one came to be located under the altar of the wooden church, where molebens and panikhidas were served. The memory of Venerable Eliseus is celebrated on June 14/27.
