Moses the Black


Moses the Ethiopian
Icon of St. Moses
Desert Father
Hieromonk and Hieromartyr
Born330 AD
Ethiopia[1]
Died405 AD
Scetis, Egypt
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy
Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Lutheranism
Major shrineParomeos Monastery, Scetis, Egypt
FeastAugust 28 (Chalcedonian)
July 1—Paoni 24 (Oriental)
July 2 (Episcopal Church)[2]
PatronageAfrica, nonviolence

Moses the Black (Greek: Μωϋσῆς ὁ Αἰθίοψ, romanizedMōüsês ho Aithíops, Arabic: موسى, Coptic: Ⲙⲟⲥⲉⲥ; 330 – 405), also known as Moses the Strong, Moses the Robber, and Moses the Ethiopian, was an ascetic hieromonk in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a Desert Father. He is highly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church. According to stories about him, he converted from a life of crime to one of asceticism. He is mentioned in Sozomen's Ecclesiastical History, written about 70 years after Moses's death.

  1. ^ "Venerable Moses the Black of Scete", Orthodox Church in America
  2. ^ Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018. Church Publishing, Inc. 2019-12-17. ISBN 978-1-64065-235-4.