About Abda of Hira
Abda of Hira was a monk.
Abda of Hira (died 680) was a monk of the Church of the East.
He was born at Al-Hirah, the son of Hanif. He became a monk under Mar Abda of Gamre. After having taught as a disciple by Mar Babai, he later lived in a cave. One of his miraculous actions was to have treated a wound of a hunter who had been injured by a lion with healing oil. He preached Christianity to the Zoroastrian Persians and was said to have performed many miracles before dying in his cave in 680.
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Who was Abda of Hira?
monk of the Church of the East
When was Abda of Hira born?
Abda of Hira was born in Al-Hirah.
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Abda of Hira died in 680.
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Abda of Hira was a monk.
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