Abraham the Poor

Saint

Abraham the Poor
Hermit
Bornc. 4th century
Menuf, Egypt
Died372
Feast27 October
Attributesan old hermit clothed in skins and sporting a blowing beard; in his cell with his niece Mary in an adjoining cell[1]

Abraham the Poor (also Saint Abraham the Child and Abraham the Simple) was a fourth-century Egyptian hermit and a saint.

  1. ^ Jones, Terry. "Abraham the Poor". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-28.