Abba Alef Explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Alef
Titles:Abba
Birth Date:5th century
Residence:Ethiopia
Death Date:6th century
Death Place:Ethiopia
Venerated In:Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Feast Day:March 20

Abba ‘Aléf was one of the Nine Saints of Ethiopia. He is known for founding a monastery in Bi’isa[1] (or Beheza) in Ahseya.

His feast day is on 11 Mäggabit (20 March).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Nine Saints of Ethiopia: Pioneers of Christianity . Aleteia . 2024-01-21 . 2024-02-01.
  2. Web site: Irvine . A. K. . Seifu . Metaferia . Alef (‘Aléf) . Dictionary of African Christian Biography . 2023 . 2024-02-01.