Abba Absadi (died 1381) is a saint of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches. He was a disciple of Ewostatewos, and his best-known disciple is Abba Filipos. He founded the monastery of Debre Mariam in 1374, which is located in modern-day Eritrea. He was captured by the soldiers and tortured on the wheel, then he was thrown on the stove. He endured all the tortures patiently and then was beheaded.[1]
Absadi | |
|---|---|
| Saint and Martyr | |
| Died | 1381 Eritrea |
| Venerated in | Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Feast | September 28 |
Absadi's feast day is September 28 (Meskerem 18 in the Ethiopian Ecclesiastical calendar).
References
edit- ^ the book of the saints of the Ethiopian church, Vol 3. CUP Archive. 1976. p. 418.
Sources
edit- Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
Further reading
edit- G. Lusini, Gadla Absadi, text and translation. (Peeters, 1996.)
- The Ethiopian Synaxarion, Meskerem 18