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Abraham the Patriarch

statue of Abraham the Patriarch; the logs at his right foot are for the sacrifice of his son Isaac, whose statue is nearby; 1754 by Gian Maria Morlaiter; Our Lady of the Rosary Jesuit Church, Venice, Italy; photographed on 4 September 2012 by Dick Stracke; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Abram

Memorial

9 October

Profile

Old Testament patriarch. Married to Sarah. Founder of the Hebrew nation. Father of all believers in the true God. At God’s command he moved from his native Chaldea to Canaan. Nomadic shepherd. Reported to have lived to age 175.

Born

at Ur, Chaldea as Abram

Died

c.1700 BC of natural causes

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Representation

bearded old man offering food to three angels
bearded old man holding a blanket containing small people representing the souls of all believers saved since his first reaction to God
knife (referring to the sacrifice)
with Isaac the Patriarch
with a pile of fire wood for making a sacrifice