Abraham of Scetis explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Abraham of Scetis
Birth Date:4th century
Death Date:399
Feast Day:4th of January
Venerated In:Coptic Orthodox Church
Death Place:Djirdjeh, Egypt
Titles:Monk

Abraham of Scetis was a monk who became a saint of the Coptic Church.

He was born the son of a wealthy landowner in Egypt, and became a monk under Jonas. He is alleged to have had a vision of Christ riding the chariot of the Cherubim.[1] He died after eighteen years of suffering from an illness at Djirdjeh. His cell, called Dshabih, later became a famous shrine.[2] His feast day in the Coptic Church is January 4.

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Gms3AAAAIAAJ&dq=Abraham+of+Scetes&pg=PA475 The Book of the Saints of the Ethiopian Church, p. 474, CUP Archive
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=LP4UAAAAQAAJ&dq=Abadir+and+Iraja&pg=PR31 Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints