Abraham of Cyrrhus was a Syrian hermit and bishop who lived from approximately 350 to 423. Born and educated in Carrhae, he initially practiced extreme asceticism in the desert of Chalcis through fasting and physical endurance. He later traveled to the Mount Lebanon region, where he served as a priest and teacher for three years after helping local villagers settle their tax debts. Eventually, he was elected as the bishop of Harran, where he worked to eliminate local vices and idolatry before traveling to Constantinople.