Anba Abraam
What was Anba Abraam's birth name?
Boulos
What name was Ibrahim El-Gohary given?
The Sultan of the Copts
What year was Anba Abraam born?
1829
What two things did Anba Abraam love doing as a child?
Praying and helping the poor.
Anba Abraam studied in what kind of school?
A church School
Which monastery did Anba Abraam join to become a monk?
Virgin Mary Monastery (El-Muharraq)
Who was Ibrahim El-Gohary's brother?
Girgis
How old was Anba Abraam when he became a deacon?
15 years old
What miracle happened after the doctors wanted to amputate Anba Abraam's leg?
God healed his leg.
Anba Abraam helped build new churches, restore old churches, or both?
Both
How old was Anba Abraam when he became a monk?
19 years old
When someone kept bothering his brother, what did Ibrahim do?
He treated the man kindly and gave him money and gifts.
What year did Anba Abraam become Bishop of Fayoum and Giza?
1881
Name two good qualities that Anba Abraam was known for.
Patience, humility, obedience, self-control, generosity, prayer
Ibrahim El-Gohary used his money for what?
The Church and Charity
Which Pope ordained Anba Abraam as Bishop of Fayoum and Giza?
Pope Cyril V
What holy oil did Ibrahim help prepare using his own money?
The Myroun Oil
What year did Anba Abraam depart?
1914
What did Anba Abraam turn the bishop's house into?
A shelter for the poor
Who did Ibrahim El-Gohary serve under?
The Ottoman rulers
What special nickname was Anba Abraam known by?
The Friend of the Poor
How did Ibrahim show that Christians should treat their enemies?
He chose kindness and mercy instead of revenge.
On what Coptic date is Ibrahim El-Gohary remembered in the Synaxarium?
25 Bashans
Name one example of how EACH saint helped others.
Anba Abraam: shared his clothes, opened the monastery to the poor, turned the bishop's house into a shelter, etc.
Ibrahim El-Gohary: restored churches, supported monasteries, prepared the Myroun oil, gave gifts to the man bothering Girgis, protected Copts.
Where was Anba Abraam's name added after his departure?
To the Commemoration of the Saints in the Divine Liturgy.