Today, Thursday March 16, the Catholic Church honors Saint Abraham.
It can be confused with the patriarch of the Old Testament, but it has nothing to do with it.
Saint Abraham was born into a wealthy family living in the area of Mesopotamia and Edessa in the year 300.
When he was older, he decided to leave home and continue his religious training, although in his environment they wanted him to start a family.
On the same wedding night, he went to a deserted cave to do penance and prayer. She lives on the fruits of the trees and almost in poverty.
During the almost 20 years that he lived in the middle of nature, he received a large number of visits that tried to learn from his humiliation.
It was then that the Bishop of Lapseki calls him to commission him to preach the Good News of the Gospel.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization.
Today's saints day, March 16, also celebrates the following saint's days:
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