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Abraham of Ephesus
archbishop of Ephesus (6th century AD)
SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 28 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Abraham of Ephesus was a 6th-century Archbishop of Ephesus in the Byzantine Empire and monastery founder. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is commemorated on 28 October.
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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
- CatholicSaints.Info - Saint Abraham of Ephesus — Memorial 28 October (matches the feast on the page), archbishop of Ephesus, 6th century, founder of the Abrahamite monasteries. Cites the Book of Saints by the Monks of Ramsgate and Delaney's Dictionary of Saints.
- Wikidata Q2821860 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Abraham of Ephesus (CC BY-SA)
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