Abraham of Nethpra
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Saint Abraham of Nethpra | |
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| Born | Beith-Nethpra, Adiabene |
| Died | 6th Century |
| Venerated in | Assyrian Church of the East |
| Feast | 13 March |
Abraham of Nethpra (died 6th century) was a monk of the Assyrian Church of the East.
He was born in Beith-Nethpra in Adiabene. He became a hermit there and, after returning from Egypt, returned to hermeticism. He lived for thirty years in a cave before dying in the 6th century.[1]
He changed the religious habit of the monks of the Church of the East to make it easier to distinguish them from similar Miaphysite monks.
He is regarded as a saint of the Assyrian Church. His feast day is March 13.
References
[edit]- ^ Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints St. Louis, Mo: B. Herder Book Co. 1924, p. 7
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