Abraham of Arazd

Saint Abraham of Arazd
Priest, Confessor, Hermit
Died	5th century AD
Venerated in	Armenian Apostolic Church
Feast	20 December

Abraham of Arrazd was an Armenian priest and a disciple of the Leontine martyrs. Like his teachers, he was subjected to prolonged torture, but unlike them, was eventually set free. He then left society to become a hermit, remaining one until his death in the 5th century.

He is regarded as a saint by the Armenian Church, with a feast day of December 20.

Sources

• Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.