Abraham the Great of Kidunja

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Saint Abraham the Great
Hermit
Died	c. 366 AD, Assos, in the Troad, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Coptic Church, Syrian Orthodox Church
Feast	March 16; July 29; October 24; October 29; December 14
Attributes	Priest, Hermit
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Saint Abraham the Great of Kidunja (?- d. c. 366) was a Hermit and Priest of the Christian Church.

[edit] Biography

He left his young wife on his wedding day and settled in the desert of Syria. After having spent twelve years there in a hut he had walled up, he was ordained to the priesthood and appointed the pastor of a village in Mesopotamia with a largely pagan population. Within three years, he had converted the population of his village to Christianity. Thereafter, he left to return to the desert. He only returned later to convert his niece Mary, who had become a prostitute, to Christianity. He died at Assos in the Troad, Asia Minor (now modern-day Turkey) around 366 AD.

[edit] Veneration

He is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church with the full office of October 29. His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is on March 16 and he is commemorated together with his niece Mary as St. Abraham, Hermit and St. Mary, Penitent. In the Syrian Church he is commemorated on December 14. The Coptic Church commemorates him on July 29. The Syriac Orthodox Church holds his feast day on October 24.