Abraham of Galich
Abraham of Galich (Russian: Авраамий Галичский, romanized: Avraamy Galichsky; also Chukhlomsky or Gorodetsky; died 20 July 1375) was an abbot of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh, and later went on to found four monasteries on Lake Chukhloma, in the region of Galich in present-day Kostroma Oblast. His feast day is on 20 July.
Saint Abraham of Galich | |
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| Abbot | |
| Died | 20 July 1375 |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1553 and 1621, Kostroma |
| Feast | 20 July |
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