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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Abakuh

A martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.

Feast
January 23old style February 5
Era
3rd century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Abakuh (also called Apa Kauh), Martyr, was born at Bamujeh in the Fayum region of Egypt, and was a zealous Christian, who died a martyr for the faith together with eight companions. The information about him is found in the Jacobite Arab Synaxarium, used in the Syriac Orthodox Church and arranged by the Egyptian calendar. His commemoration is on 23 January, according to that source.

Commemorated the same day January 23