ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of February WELCOME! SAINT ABRAHAM OF CYRRHUS, BISHOP (Saint Abraames, Bishop of Carres.) He was a holy solitary, who, going to preach to an idolatrous village on Mount Libanus, overcame the persecutions of the heathens by meekness and patience. HE NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH When he had narrowly escaped death from their hands, he borrowed money, wherewith to satisfy the demands of the collectors of the public taxes, for their failure in which respect they were to be cast into prison; and by this charity he gained them all to Christ. BY HIS CHARITY HE GAINED THEM ALL TO CHRIST After instructing them for three years, he left them in the care of a holy priest, and returned to his desert. He was some time after ordained bishop of Carres [Cyrrhus] in Mesopotamia, which country he cleared of idolatry, dissensions, and other vices. HE JOINED THE RECOLLECTION OF A MONK WITH THE LABOURS OF HIS FUNCT...