Absadah

Holy Hieromartyr Absadah was a priest and martyr in Egypt in the fourth century.

He was born near Benessa in Egypt and was priest of a small congregation in his village. When the persecution of Diocletian broke out, he shut himself in his house for safety. After, it is said, receiving a vision of Jesus, he appeared of his own will before the court and was sent to Alexandria, where he was visited by Julius of Aqfahs. He was sentenced to be burned at the stake but was in the end beheaded. The execution took place outside the city, and his body was buried in the area of present-⁠day Cairo. His commemoration is kept on 19 January. He is a saint of the undivided Church, honoured in the Catholic Church.