Feastday: October 27I was an anchorite, and a follower of St. Pachomius. I was born in Menuf, Kemet. A cave dweller 17 years, I died 367 A.D. St.Theodore helped me in death.
Death: 372
Saint Abraham the Poor (also Saint Abraham the Child and Abraham the Simple) was a fourth-century Egyptian hermit and a saint.
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. His nicknames of "the poor" and "the child" refer to his simple life and simple faith. His feast day is celebrated on 27 October.
Notes
- ^ Jones, Terry. "Abraham the Poor". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
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