Abadiu of Antinoe
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Abadiu of Antinoe is a saint of the Coptic Church. He was the bishop
of Antinoe
, and was made a martyr
by the Arians
. His feast day is December 26. He is referenced in Les Martyrs d'Égypte
by Hippolyte Delehaye
.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Antinoe
Antinopolis
Antinopolis was a city founded at an older Egyptian village by the Roman emperor Hadrian to commemorate his deified young beloved, Antinous, on the east bank of the Nile, not far from the site in Upper Egypt where Antinous drowned in 130 AD...
, and was made a martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
by the Arians
Arianism
Arianism is the theological teaching attributed to Arius , a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt, concerning the relationship of the entities of the Trinity and the precise nature of the Son of God as being a subordinate entity to God the Father...
. His feast day is December 26. He is referenced in Les Martyrs d'Égypte
Les Martyrs d'Égypte
Les Martyrs d'Égypte is a work by Hippolyte Delehaye, included in Analecta Bollandiana #40. It contains references to several saints, including:*Abadiu of Antinoe*Abāmūn of Tarnūt*Kirdjun-References:...
by Hippolyte Delehaye
Hippolyte Delehaye
Hippolyte Delehaye was a Belgian Jesuit who was a hagiographic scholar and an outstanding member of the Bollandists, who established critical editions of texts relating to the Christian saints and martyrs that were based on applying the critical method of sound archaeological and documentary...
.