Abraham of Nethpra

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Abraham of Nethpra (died 6th century) was a monk of the Assyrian Church of the East.

Saint

Abraham of Nethpra
BornBeith-Nethpra, Adiabene
Died6th Century
Venerated inAssyrian Church of the East
Feast13 March

He was born in Beith-Nethpra in Adiabene. He became a hermit there and, after returning from Egypt, returned to hermeticism. He lived for thirty years in a cave before dying in the 6th century.[1]

He changed the religious habit of the monks of the Church of the East to make it easier to distinguish them from similar Miaphysite monks.

He is regarded as a saint of the Assyrian Church. His feast day is March 13.

References

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  1. ^ Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints St. Louis, Mo: B. Herder Book Co. 1924, p. 7