tomb of the tanna, who died in Assos and was buried by the sea. Samuel b. Samson also recorded the tomb of another Rabbi Meir, near Safed. Jehiel of Paris (13th century) said that the tomb was that of the otherwise unknown "Meir Katzin", and the anonymous student of Nachmanides (14th) said that it was the tomb of the otherwise unknown "Meir Tatzun". Moses Bassola (16th) said that "They say that there is a buried one whose name is Rabbi Meir who took a vow never to sit down until the Messiah arrives, and he is buried standing up. He is not the Rabbi Meir of our Mishnah." Nachmanides' well-known emigration to the region confused matters further, as his acronym RMBN was mistakenly associated with the occupant of the tomb and misinterpreted as Rabbi Meir Baal haNes ("Rabbi Meir of the Miracle") in the nineteenth century. Nonetheless, some eventually began to claim that the tomb of "Meir" by the Sea of Galilee was in fact that of Rabbi Meir the tanna of the Mishnah. In this view, pilgrims visit his grave and recite Tehillim and a special prayer, especially on his yahrtzeit (anniversary of his death) the 14th of Iyar, which is also Pesach Sheni. Charities have been named for "Meir of the Miracle", including Colel Chabad Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNes' charity founded by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi in 1788, Kolel Ahavas Zion Siebenburgen founded in 1824, 'Rabbi Meir Baal HaNeis Salant' charity founded in 1860 by Rabbi Shmuel Salant and Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim/Meir Baal HaNess. See also Colel Chabad - The oldest Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity (Since 1788) Kupat Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim References External links Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNess Biography Photos of Rabbi Meir's tomb and synagogue in Tiberias Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes Who Was Rabbi Meir? by Dr. Henry Abramson Meir Meir Nero