Abrahamite monks

The Abrahamite monks were an order of monks in a monstery founded by Saint Abraham of Ephesus,[1] who were martyred around 835 in Constantinople, during the iconoclast persecutions of Emperor Theophilus. They are regarded as saints by the Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day of July 8.[2]

References
  1. “Abrahamite Monks”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 August 2012. Web. {2012-9-20}.
  2. Roman Martyrology

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


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