Hierarch · 4th century
Saint Abraham Bishop of Charres in Mesopotamia
Also known as Abraham of Carrhae · Abraham of Cyrrhus
An ascetic of Cyrrhus who, posing as a merchant, converted a pagan village in Lebanon by his patience and charity, and later became bishop of Charres (Carrhae); honored at the court of Theodosius. Reposed in the early fifth century.
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