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Abraham (Or Ephrem) <ref name="term_17353" />
<p> [[Abraham]] (Or Ephrem) </p> <p> the sixty-second [[Coptic]] patriarch of [[Alexandria]] (after St. Mark), was the son of Zera (or Zaraat), and succeeded Minas (or Mennas) II in 977, and was poisoned after filling the see four years. He is commemorated as a saint and martyr by the [[Alexandrian]] Church on Dec. 2. His life is written in [[Syriac]] and Arabic, and is to be found joined to that of Barsuma in the National [[Library]] at Paris, No. 795. </p>

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<ref name="term_17353"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/abraham+(or+ephrem) Abraham (Or Ephrem) from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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