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Saint Moses The Black
Saint Moses The Black

Saint Moses The Black

Also known as: Moses the Ethiopian; Moses of Scete; Moses the Robber

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

August 28

Died

January 1, 405

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Moses The Black, also known as Moses the Ethiopian, Moses of Scete, and Moses the Robber, was born in the year 330 into slavery in Egypt to an Egyptian official's family. From an early age, he displayed a rebellious nature and a proclivity towards theft. This behavior eventually led him to be driven out of his master's house and to join a band of robbers....