"They used to say of Abba Moses that when he became a cleric and they put the stole on him, the archbishop said to him: “Look, you have become all white, Abba Moses.” The elder said to him: “Maybe outside, my lord Pope, but what about inside?” The bishop wanted to put him to the test; so he said to the clergy: “When Abba Moses comes into the sanctuary, chase him away and follow him to hear what he says.” The elder came in; they denounced him and chased him off, saying: “Get out, Ethiopian.” Out he went, saying to himself: “They treated you rightly, ash-skinned black [man]; since you are not human, why come among humans?”"
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Moses the Black
Abba Moses the Black (330–405), also known as Abba Moses the Robber, the Ethiopian , and the Strong, was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a notable Desert Father.
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