Abraham of Clermont was a 5th-century abbot of Persian descent who was born in Byzantine Syria near the Euphrates River. After traveling toward Egypt to visit desert hermits, he was held captive for five years. Following his escape, he traveled to Gaul, where he established a monastic community near the basilica of Saint Cyricus in Clermont-Ferrand. Much of what is known about his life comes from an epitaph written by Apollinaris Sedonius, the bishop of Clermont, at his grave.