Aug 28 - “St. Moses the Ethiopian” © icon by Br. Robert Lentz, OFM. Happy Feast Day St. Moses!
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Moses the Black also known as Abba Moses the Robber, the Ethiopian, and the Strong, was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a notable Desert Father. According to stories about him, he converted from a life of crime to one of asceticism. He is mentioned in Sozomen's Ecclesiastical History, written about 70 years after Moses's death.
One day when he was being chased by the law, he hid among the huts of the monks of the Egyptian desert. After lying low there for a while, he decided that the monks’ way of life made more sense than his own, so he stayed on to become a monk. In time he was ordained a priest and also became famous for his holiness and wisdom. He refused to flee with the other monks when the Berbers invaded his area and was slain with six disciples.
His feast day is August 28.
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