Abraham of Kashkar — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܟܫܟܪܝܐ
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Abraham of Kashkar; ܐܒܪܗܡ ܟܫܟܪܝܐ; ܐܒܪܗܡ ܟܫܟܪܝܐ; Abraham Kashkaraya; ܐܒܪܗܡ; Abraham of Kashkar; Abraham the Great; ʾAḇrāhām Kaškarāyā; ʾAḇrāhām; Abraham de Kashkar; ABRAHAM DE KAŜKAR; Abraham e Kashkar
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identifier: 23
Monk, founder and abbot of the ‘Great Monastery’ on Mount Izla.
sex: male
birth: 492, ca. 500
death: 586, 588
In hagiography: Abraham of Kashkar (Abraham the Great of Kashkar, or "the elder") was a celebrated reformer of monasticism in Mesopotamia and a great saint of the Church of the East. A student of the School of Nisibis, Abraham was a missionary, ascetic, and miracle-worker. He was called "Father of the Monks of the Orient."
The commemoration of Abraham was May 2 among the East Syrians.
Earliest sources of the Life of Abraham (Abba John and Rabban Rustam) are lost, but they were used by the following:
state: Ch. of E.
state: Martyr
event: Abraham of Kashkar is commemorated in Abraham of Kashkar (text) — .
event: Abraham of Kashkar is commemorated in Sergius and Abraham of Kashkar (text) — .
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