Absadi

Abba Absadi (died 1381) is a saint of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches. He was a disciple of Ewostatewos, and his best-known disciple is Abba Filipos. He founded the monastery of Debre Mariam in 1374, which is located in modern-day Eritrea. He was captured by the soldiers and tortured on the wheel, then he was thrown on the stove. He endured all the tortures patiently and then was beheaded.^[1]

Absadi
Saint and Martyr
Died	1381 Eritrea
Venerated in	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Feast	September 28

Absadi's feast day is September 28 (Meskerem 18 in the Ethiopian Ecclesiastical calendar).