Moses the Black
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Moses the Black was a 4th-century Ethiopian desert monk and former bandit who became a renowned Christian ascetic and saint among the Desert Fathers.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moses of Ethiopia | 1 |
| Moses the Ethiopian | 1 |
| Moses the Robber | 1 |
| Moses the Strong | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monk
ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ Desert Father ⓘ Ethiopian Christian ⓘ ascetic ⓘ former bandit ⓘ hermit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abba Moses
ⓘ
Moses the Black ⓘ
surface form:
Moses of Ethiopia
Moses the Black ⓘ
surface form:
Moses the Ethiopian
Moses the Black ⓘ
surface form:
Moses the Robber
Moses the Black ⓘ
surface form:
Moses the Strong
|
| associatedWith |
Egyptian desert monasticism
ⓘ
Desert Fathers ⓘ
surface form:
Sayings of the Desert Fathers
|
| birthPlace | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | banditry ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed by Berber raiders ⓘ |
| deathManner | martyrdom ⓘ |
| diedIn | Scetis ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ethiopian ⓘ |
| feastDay |
1 July (some Western calendars)
ⓘ
28 August (Eastern Orthodox and Coptic Orthodox) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Byzantine Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Egypt
|
| knownFor |
Christian asceticism
ⓘ
humility ⓘ leadership among the Desert Fathers ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| languageContext | Coptic Christian tradition ⓘ |
| ledCommunityAt | monastery in Scetis ⓘ |
| legacy | model of repentance in Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Nitrian Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian desert
Scetis ⓘ |
| mentorOf | many desert monks ⓘ |
| notableTeaching |
radical forgiveness
ⓘ
refusal to resist violence with violence ⓘ |
| occupationBeforeConversion | bandit ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Desert monasticism ⓘ |
| spiritualRole |
abbot
ⓘ
elder ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moses of Ethiopia
this entity surface form:
Moses the Ethiopian
this entity surface form:
Moses the Robber
this entity surface form:
Moses the Strong