Abraham the Simple

Venerable Abraham the Simple (also called Abraham the Poor or Abraham the Child) was an Egyptian hermit of the fourth century. He is commemorated on 27 October.

He was born in the town of Menuf and became a disciple of Saint Pachomius, the founder of communal monastic life, in the region of the Nile delta. He remained a disciple of Pachomius for twenty-⁠three years, and then spent seventeen years as a hermit in a cave.

The nicknames "the Poor" and "the Child" recall his simple life and his artless faith.