Abda of Hira

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Abda of Hira (?-680) was a monk of the Assyrian Church of the East.

He was born at Al-Hirah, the son of Hanif. He became a monk under Mar Abda of Gamre. He preached Christianity to the pagan Persians and is said to have worked many miracles before dying in his cave in 680.

References

Holweck, F. G. "A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints". St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co., 1924.