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− | [[Image:StSamuelTheConfessor(Coptic).jpg|right|framed|Coptic icon of Abba Samuel the Confessor, Abbot of Qalamon Monastery ( | + | [[Image:StSamuelTheConfessor(Coptic).jpg|thumb|right|framed|Coptic icon of Abba Samuel the Confessor, Abbot of Qalamon Monastery (597 - 693 AD). He is always depicted with one of his eyes enucleated, as a result of his sufferings for the Coptic Orthodox faith.]] St. '''Samuel the [[Confessor]]''' was born in 597 AD in the city of Daklube, Egypt. His father was a [[priest]]. |
− | + | Abba Samuel spent most of his early years at the [[monastery]] of St. [[Macarius the Great]] in Wadi Natrun, Egypt, and was a disciple of Abba Aghathon. He was [[Ordination|ordained]] a priest, and God gave him the gift of healing and performing miracles. | |
− | ==Source and further details== | + | While at St. Macarius Monastery, St. Samuel was severely tortured and lost one of his eyes at the hands of imperial officers because of his [[:Category:Coptic_interpretations_of_the_Fourth_Ecumenical_Council|Non-Chalcedonian faith]]. Later the [[Angel]] of the Lord appeared to him and commanded him to depart and dwell in Mount Qalamon in the region of the Fayoum Oasis. St. Samuel obeyed, went there and built a monastery dedicated to the [[Virgin Mary]]. Many of his sons gathered around him and they increased in number until they became thousands of monks. |
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+ | Abba Samuel the Confessor departed in 693 AD. The al-Qalamoun Monastery he built continues to flourish to this day. | ||
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+ | ==Source and further biographical details== | ||
[http://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/4_8.html#4 Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium for Kiahk 8 (December 17)] | [http://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/4_8.html#4 Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium for Kiahk 8 (December 17)] | ||
==Related link== | ==Related link== | ||
[http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/samuel.htm The Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor in Mount Qalamon (al-Qalamoun Monastery) Near the Fayoum Oasis in Egypt - by Jimmy Dunn] | [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/samuel.htm The Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor in Mount Qalamon (al-Qalamoun Monastery) Near the Fayoum Oasis in Egypt - by Jimmy Dunn] |
Revision as of 19:43, November 24, 2005
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Abba Samuel spent most of his early years at the monastery of St. Macarius the Great in Wadi Natrun, Egypt, and was a disciple of Abba Aghathon. He was ordained a priest, and God gave him the gift of healing and performing miracles.
While at St. Macarius Monastery, St. Samuel was severely tortured and lost one of his eyes at the hands of imperial officers because of his Non-Chalcedonian faith. Later the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and commanded him to depart and dwell in Mount Qalamon in the region of the Fayoum Oasis. St. Samuel obeyed, went there and built a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Many of his sons gathered around him and they increased in number until they became thousands of monks.
Abba Samuel the Confessor departed in 693 AD. The al-Qalamoun Monastery he built continues to flourish to this day.
Source and further biographical details
Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium for Kiahk 8 (December 17)