Moses the Black
Moses the Black (Greek: Μωϋσῆς ὁ Αἰθίοψ, romanized: Mōüsês ho Aithíops, Arabic: موسى, Coptic: Ⲙⲟⲥⲉⲥ; 330 – 405), also known as Moses the Strong, Moses the Robber, and Moses the Ethiopian, was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a Desert Father. He is highly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church. 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.
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Icon of St. Moses | |
| Monk, Priest and Monastic Father | |
| Born | 330 AD Ethiopia |
| Died | 405 AD Scetis, Egypt |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism |
| Major shrine | Paromeos Monastery, Scetis, Egypt |
| Feast | August 28 (Chalcedonian) July 1—Paoni 24 (Oriental) July 2 (Episcopal Church) |
| Patronage | Africa, nonviolence |
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