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Abraham of Scetis

Abraham of Scetis

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Abraham of Scetis was a monk who became a saint of the Coptic Church.

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He was born the son of a wealthy landowner in Egypt, and became a monk under Jonas. He is alleged to have had a vision of Christ riding the chariot of the Cherubim.[1] He died after eighteen years of suffering from an illness at Djirdjeh. His cell, called Dshabih, later became a famous shrine.[2] His feast day in the Coptic Church is January 4.

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