Abraham the Poor

Saint Abraham the Poor (also Saint Abraham the Child and Abraham the Simple) was a fourth-century Egyptian hermit and a saint.

Abraham the Poor
Hermit
Bornc. 4th century
Menuf, Egypt
Died372
Feast27 October
Attributesan old hermit clothed in skins and sporting a blowing beard; in his cell with his niece Mary in an adjoining cell[1]

Life

Born in the town of Menuf, he became a disciple of Saint Pachomius, who founded cenobitic monasticism, in the Delta region of the Nile River. He remained a disciple of Saint Pachomius for 23 years, after which he spent the following seventeen years as a cave hermit.[1] His nicknames of "the poor" and "the child" refer to his simple life and simple faith.[1] His feast day is celebrated on 27 October.

Notes

  1. Jones, Terry. "Abraham the Poor". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-28.

References

  • Holweck, F. G., A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
  • myspace.com/abrahamthepoor
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