Abda of Hira
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Abda of Hira was a monk
of the Assyrian Church of the East
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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.
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
of the Assyrian Church of the East
Assyrian Church of the East
The Assyrian Church of the East, officially the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ʻIttā Qaddishtā w-Shlikhāitā Qattoliqi d-Madnĕkhā d-Āturāyē), is a Syriac Church historically centered in Mesopotamia. It is one of the churches that claim continuity with the historical...
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He was born at Al-Hirah
Al-Hirah
Al Hīra was an ancient city located south of al-Kufah in south-central Iraq.- Middle Ages:Al Hīra was a significant city in pre-Islamic Arab history. Originally a military encampment, in the 5th and 6th centuries CE it became the capital of the Lakhmids.The Arabs were migrating into the Near East...
, 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.