Abraham of Scetis

Saint Abraham of Scetis
Monk
Born	4th century Egypt
Died	399 Djirdjeh, Egypt
Venerated in	Coptic Orthodox Church
Feast	4th of January

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, and became a monk under Jonas. He is alleged to have had a vision of Christ riding the chariot of the Cherubim.^[1] He died after eighteen years of suffering from an illness at Djirdjeh. His cell, called Dshabih, later became a famous 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