# Absadah

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{{short description|4th-century Christian priest, martyr, and saint}}
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|birth_place= near Behnesa, [Egypt](/source/Egypt)
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|death_place= Alexandria, Egypt
|feast_day=  19 January
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'''Absadah''' was a [priest](/source/priest) and [martyr](/source/martyr) of the early 4th century, who is venerated as a Saint in the [Catholic church](/source/Catholic_church). He suffered [martyrdom](/source/martyrdom) in the [Diocletianic persecution](/source/Diocletianic_persecution).

==Life==
Absadah was born near Behnesa, [Egypt](/source/Egypt), {{circa}} 300. He was a priest to a small congregation in his village. Upon the start of the Diocletian Persecution, Absadah barricaded himself in his home, planning to hide from persecution. Later, he recounted a vision of [Jesus Christ](/source/Jesus_Christ) appearing before him. He voluntarily came before the court, and was sent to [Alexandria](/source/Alexandria).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=LP4UAAAAQAAJ&dq=Saint+Absadah&pg=PA7 Holweck, F. G., ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924]</ref>

Absadah was sentenced to be burnt alive; however, he was beheaded outside the walls of the city. He was buried at [Cairo](/source/Cairo).

==Sainthood==
The [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) commemorates Absadah as a [saint](/source/saint), with a [feast day](/source/feast_day) of January 19.

==References==
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==Sources==
*[http://www.cathcom.net/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6074 Absadah] at Catholic Online

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Category:Egyptian Christian clergy
Category:4th-century Christian martyrs
Category:300s births
Category:4th-century Christian clergy
Category:4th-century Romans
Category:Christians martyred during the reign of Diocletian
Category:People executed by decapitation

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