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Abraham of Cratia
Syrian saint (c.474–c.557/558)
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Feast: 6 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
474
Died
558
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Abraham of Cratia or Krateia (c. 474 – c. 558) was a Christian monk from Emesa (now Homs) Byzantine Syria. Abraham was the most important of the bishops on the see of Kratia from its foundation in the 2nd century until its dissolution in the 12th century.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Catholic.net — St. Abraham of Kratia — Monk of Emesa, abbot and then bishop of Kratia in Bithynia (c.474-558); feast 6 December, as on the page, and kept in the Roman Martyrology on that day.
- Wikidata Q1296212 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Abraham of Cratia (CC BY-SA)
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