Abibon (), also known as Abibas, was the son of

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, the teacher of

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. He and his father are regarded as

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of the

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and

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es. The finding of their relics is celebrated as a

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on 3 August. Other days of commemoration are observed in their honour regionally; for example 2December is especially celebrated in

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Life

Not much is known about Abibon's life. He was the second son of

, a leading member of the

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in the early first century. He is said by some sources to have been baptized with his father and his brother

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. After being baptized alongside his father he died at the age of twenty of natural causes.

Relics

In 415, Abibon's body was found alongside those of

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, and his father in Capergamela, a town twenty miles from

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References

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