Abraham of Armenia

Abraham of Armenia

Abraham of Armenia was an Armenian priest and a disciple of the Leontine martyrs.

He was subjected to prolonged torture like his teachers, but was unlike them eventually set free. He then left society to become a hermit, remaining one until his death in the 5th century.

He is regarded as a saint by the Armenian Church, with a feast day of December 20.

References

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


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