Abraham of Scetis
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Abraham of Scetis was a monk who became a saint of the Coptic Church.
He was born the son of a wealthy landowner in Egypt. He is said to have had a vision of Christ riding the chariot of the Cherubim.[1] He died after an 18 year illness at Djirdjeh. His cell, called Dshabih, later became a Christian shrine.[2] His feast day in the Coptic Church is January 4.
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- ↑ The Book of the Saints of the Ethiopian Church, p. 474, CUP Archive
- ↑ Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924. p. 5
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