Abraham of Clermont (died c. 479) was the founder and abbot of the monastery of St.Cyriacus in Clermont-Ferrand.
[1] He was born in Byzantine Syria, along the Euphrates River and was of Persian origins.
On the way to Egypt, he was captured and held a prisoner for five years.
After escaping, he went to Gaul and founded a new community of monks near the basilica of Saint Cyricus not far from St. Illidius church (St.Allyre) near Clermont.
[2] Apollinaris Sedonius, bishop of Clermont wrote an epitaph on the grave of St. Abraham from which we learned some facts from saint's life.