Martyrs of Constantinople

The Abrahamite Monks, also known as the Martyrs of Constantinople, were a group of courageous monks who lived during the iconoclast persecutions of Emperor Theophilus in the 9th century. They took their name from their founder, Saint Abraham of Ephesus, who established a monastery in Constantinople. Saint Abraham of Ephesus was a devout and learned monk who sought to follow the teachings of the Catholic Church....