Abraham the Poor
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Abraham the Poor | |
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Hermit | |
Born | 4th century, Menuf, Egypt |
Died | 372 |
Feast | 27 October |
Attributes | an old hermit clothed in skins and sporting a blowing beard; in his cell with his niece Mary in an adjoining cell[1] |
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Saint Abraham the Poor (also Saint Abraham the Child) was a fourth century Egyptian hermit. His nicknames of "the poor" and "the child" refer to his simple life and simple faith.[1]
Born in the town of Menuf, he became of disciple of Saint Pachomius, who founded cenobitic monasticism, in the Delta river region of the Nile River. He remained a disciple of Saint Pachomius for 23 years, after which he spent the following seventeen as a cave hermit.[1] His feast day is celebrated on October 27.
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- Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
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Stages of Canonization in the Roman Catholic Church |
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Servant of God → Venerable → Blessed → Saint |