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[[Image:StAbbaBarsoumEl-ErianIcon.jpg|right|thumb|Coptic icon of St. Barsoum El-Erian depicting the saint with a snake]] '''Abba Barsoum''' was a thirteenth century [[Coptic]] saint. He lived in Egypt among the trials and tribulations of the Ayyubid Era [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyubid] of persecution. Abba Barsoum offered the comfort of the Holy Spirit to all those who suffered around him. God also granted this holy saint the gift of performing signs and miracles due to his unwavering faith.
Many miracles are attributed to this great saint. One of such well-known miracles occurred when he went to reside on the roof of a church in Turah, south of Cairo near Helwan. Many people had come from far and near to see Abba Barsoum. The crowds of people were so numerous that the monastery's abbot was embarrassed because he didn't have enough food for all the people. Abba Barsoum sensed the abbot's distress and called for one of the monks who worked in the kitchen.
He requested that the monk bring him a little of the soup they were cooking. Abba Barsoum prayed over the soup and made the [[sign of the cross]], then asked the monk to take it back to the kitchen and mix it with the rest of the soup being prepared. St. Barsoum then instructed the monk to serve the soup to everyone in attendance. That day the Lord who blessed the five loaves and two fishes also blessed the food of the monastery and everyone ate until satisfied. When the abbot realized how his lack faith had made him weak he confessed his shortcomings to Abba Barsoum.
Abba Barsoum El Erian departed in the Lord on September 10, 1317 A.D. (Nasie 5, 1033 A.M., according to Coptic calendar) and was buried in the Shahran Monastery. Miracles continue to occur to this day through the powerful intercession of St. Abba Barsoum the Naked.
