Ahmed the Calligrapher
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Saint Ahmed the Calligrapher is a Christian martyr born circa the mid-17th century Ottoman Empire. He was a well-off, middle-aged official of the Ottoman Empire.
He was of born a Muslim and came to the Christian faith late in life through the witness of two Russian slave women in his service.
He was baptised into the Eastern Orthodox Church after attending a Divine Liturgy in Istanbul (Constantinople) during which he witnessed a number of visions.
The martyr was executed after publicly professing his belief in Christ and conversion to the Christian faith from Islam.
Saint Ahmed the Calligrapher died May 3, 1682 and is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite.[1]
[edit] See also
- A Common Word Between Us and You - Letter of 138 Muslim Scholars to Pope Benedict XVI and Church Leaders of the World
- Eastern Christianity
