Eliyahu HaNavi Buries Rabbi Akiva
After the Romans kill Rabbi Akiva, Eliyahu HaNavi buries him. Asked how a kohen may do so, he answers that tzaddikim do not transmit tumah even after death.
After Rebbe Akiva was murdered by the Romans, Eliyahu HaNavi took upon himself the mitzvah of burying the martyr. Someone asked Eliyahu, “How could you bury Rebbe Akiva? Aren’t you a kohen?” Eliyahu HaNavi responded that righteous tzaddikim do not transmit tumah even after their passing.