Saint Moses the Black

Also known as: Moses the Ethiopian
Memorial: 28 August
Profile: Born into slavery to an Egyptian official's family. An unruly thief, he was driven from the house and fell in with a band of robbers. On the run, he took refuge with hermits at the monastery of Petra in the desert of Skete, Egypt. He was converted and joined them as a monk. Priest. Possessed of supernatural gifts. A confirmed pacifist, he refused to defend himself with his monastery was attacked.
Born: 330; Ethiopian ancestry
Died: murdered 405 by Berbers at Petra, Skete, Egypt
relics at the Church of Al Adra (the Virgin)
Patronage: Africa
Images: Gallery of images of Saint Moses
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Coptic Orthodox Church of Australia
Ecole Glossary
Google Directory
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
Saint Moses the Black Norbertine Priory
Saint Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church
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