Abraham of Galich | |
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| Abbot | |
| Died | 20 July 1375 |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1553 and 1621, Kostroma |
| Feast | 20 July |
Abraham of Galich (Russian: Авраамий Галичский, romanized: Avraamy Galichsky; also Chukhlomsky or Gorodetsky; died 20 July 1375) was an abbot of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh,[1] and later went on to found four monasteries on Lake Chukhloma, in the region of Galich in present-day Kostroma Oblast.[2] His feast day is on 20 July.[3]
- ^ Miller, David B. (2010). Saint Sergius of Radonezh, His Trinity Monastery, and the Formation of the Russian Identity. Northern Illinois University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-87580-432-3.
- ^ "Repose of Venerable Abramius of Galich or Chukhloma Lake, disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh", Orthodox Church in America
- ^ Church, Orthodox Eastern (1945). A Manual of Eastern Orthodox Prayers. St Vladimir's Seminary Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-88141-012-9.