Abraham of Scetes

Who is Abraham of Scetes?

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

He was born the son of a wealthy landowner in Egypt, and became a monk under Saint Jonas. He is alleged to have had a vision of Christ riding the chariot of the Cherubim. He died after eighteen years of suffering from an illness at Djirdjeh. His cell, called Dshabih, later became a famous shrine. His feast day in the Coptic Church is January 4. It has been suggested by some that this Abraham might be identical to the Abraham of Farshut commemorated in the same calendar on the same day.