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Venerable (Monastic) · 4th century
Venerable Abramius the Recluse and his niece Mary of Mesopotamia
Also known as Abraham the Hermit · Blessed Mary
Abramius lived as a hermit and guided his niece Mary back after she fell into sin; their story is one of repentance, rescue, and ascetic mercy.
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Notes
Named uncle-niece commemoration kept as one row.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints