Abraham of Clermont (died 479) was the founder and abbot of the

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of St.Cyriacus in

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. He was born in

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, along the

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and was of Persian origins. He later left for

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, to visit some of the

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s there. On the way to Egypt, he was captured and held a prisoner for five years. After escaping, he went to

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and founded a new community of monks near the

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Saint Cyricus Cyricus ( el, Κήρυκος, am, ቂርቆስ, arc, ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ''Mar Quriaqos Sahada''; also Cyriacus, Quiriac, Quiricus, Cyr), and his mother, Julitta ( el, Ἰουλίττα, am, እየሉጣ arc, ܝܘܠܝܛܐ, ''Yul ...

not far from St. Illidius church (St.Allyre) near Clermont. He died around 479. Apollinaris Sedonius, bishop of Clermont wrote an epitaph on the grave of St. Abraham from which we learned some facts from saint's life.

Veneration

His

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is celebrated on June 15.

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He is also a

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against fever.

References

External sources

* Holweck, F. G. ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924. * Acta Sanctorum June 3:534–536. r. aigrain, Catholicisme 1:57. j. l. baudot and l. chaussin, Vies des saints et des bienhereux selon l'ordre du calendrier avec l'historique des fêtes (Paris 1935–56) 6:251–252. {{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham of Clermont Year of birth missing 485 deaths Byzantine abbots 5th-century Christian saints