Abraham of Paleostrov

Abraham of Paleostrov (Russian: Авраамий Палеостровский - Avraamy Paleostrovsky; died c. 1460), Avraamy Olonetsky is a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church, a hegumen of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary monastery in Paleostrov. Abraham was a disciple of Cornelius of Paleostrov and one of his successors as abbot of his monastery.

Abraham of Paleostrov
Saint
Born?
Diedc. 460
island of Paley, Lake Onega
Venerated inKarelian and Novgorod Synaxis
Canonized19th century by Archbishop Sergius (Spassky)
FeastAugust 21 (September 3)

Life and ministration

From the Legend of the Life of the Reverend Cornelius of Paleostrov, it is known that Abraham came to Cornelius after he had settled in a cave on the island of Paley on Lake Onega. The Paleostrovsky Monastery was founded by Cornelius, presumably no later than 1415-1421. Abraham together with other disciples of Cornelius participated in the construction of the churches of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, of Elijah the Prophet and Nikolaos the Wonderworker, the caves for the monks. In the lifetime of Cornelius he appointed Abraham as his successor. The Venerable Cornelius died about 1420, Abraham buried him in the cave of the island of Paley. The Reverend Cornelius died about 1420, Abraham buried him in the cave of the island of Paley. Later, the relics of Cornelius Paleostrovsky were transferred to the Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. The Monk Abraham died in the middle of the 15th century. He was buried in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin near Cornelius.[1]

Veneration

The date of the local canonization of Abraham Paleostrovsky is unknown. In the XVII century, the Palaeostrovsky Monastery was twice devastated, as a result of which most of the archive was lost. The local veneration of Abraham and Cornelius was documented at the beginning of the 19th century. Archbishop Sergius (Spassky) assigned the feast day of both saints - August 21. In 1974, Abraham Paleostrovsky was included in the Synaxis of the Karelian Saints, and in 1981 - in the Synaxis of the Novgorod Saints.[1]

His feast day is celebrated on August 21 in the Russian church.[2][3][4]

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References
  1. АВРААМИЙ ПАЛЕОСТРОВСКИЙ Retrieved on 12 Mar 2018
  2. Synaxis of All Saints of Karelia
  3. Synaxis of All Saints of Novgorod
  4. Авраамий Палеостровский [Eleazar, Nazarius and Eumenius] (in Russian). Православная Энциклопедиа (The Orthodox Encyclopedia).

External sources
  • Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
  • Корецкий В. И. Новгородские грамоты XV в. из архива Палеостровского монастыря (Novgorod letters of the XV century from the archive of the Paleostrovsky Monastery) // АЕ за 1957 г. Moscow, 1958. pp. 437–451.

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