Abraam, Bishop of Faiyum
1829–1914
Abraam, Bishop of Faiyum (1829, Egypt — 1914, Faiyum) — Saint, monk.
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Abraam, Bishop of Faiyum was a nineteenth-century Coptic Orthodox monk and prelate born Boulos Gabriel. After entering the El-Muharraq Monastery as a monk in 1848, he eventually served as its abbot. He was later appointed by Pope Cyril V to lead the diocese of Faiyum and Giza in 1881. Renowned for his extensive charity toward the needy, he earned the title Friend of the Poor. He died in 1914, leaving a significant spiritual legacy in Egypt.

