The Abrahamite monks were an order of monks in a monastery at Constantinople, founded by

Abraham of Ephesus Abraham of Ephesus was a 6th-century Archbishop of Ephesus in the Byzantine Empire, and monastery founder. He is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches. His feast day is 28 October. His legacy During his life as bish ...

, who were martyred around 835 during the iconoclast persecutions of Emperor Theophilus. They are regarded as saints by the Roman Catholic Church, with a

feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context d ...

of July 8.Roman Martyrology
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*Holweck, F. G. ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924. 9th-century deaths Abrahamite monks 9th-century Christian martyrs 9th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown {{saint-stub