Abba Gärima (also known as Abba Yeshaq ; fl. c. late 400s and early 500s A.D.), was one of the Nine Saints of Ethiopia. A hagiography about him was written in a late 15th-century gädl (Acts) by Endä Gärima.
6-470: Abba Garima is known for founding the Abba Garima Monastery , and was also known as a craftsman. His father was Mäsfeyanos, King of Rum (Byzantium). After his father's death, he became a king for 7 years, after which Abba Päntäléwon summoned him to be a monk with him for 5 years. Afterwards, Abba Gärima established a monastery at Mädära, where he stayed for about 20 years. At Mädära, he
12-673: A number of illuminated manuscripts "whose ornamental headings struck me as Syrian in style." The last treasure she was shown was "an ancient spring which, they said, had never failed since the beginning of the world." The family of the fifth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Abune Paulos , was long associated with the Abune Garima monastery. It was at this monastery that the Patriarch first took monastic vows as Abba Gebre Medhin. A new study of
18-618: Is an Ethiopian Orthodox church , located around five kilometres east of Adwa , in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the northern Tigray Region in Ethiopia . It was established in the sixth century by one of the Nine Saints , Abba Garima , and built by King Gabra Masqal (also Gebre Meskel). The monastery became known for its early manuscript copy of the gospels and its treasury. The first European recorded to have visited
24-447: The monastery in modern times was Henry Salt , who visited it on 14 September 1805. He was told at the time that the building had been built by Prince Gabra Masqal, a son of Emperor Kaleb , in 560. Beatrice Playne visited the monastery around 1950 and found that the church had burned down twenty years prior and had been rebuilt before her arrival. Nevertheless, she was shown several prized possessions which were centuries old, including
30-501: The three ancient Abba Garima Gospels is available in the article by Sergey Kim in the online journal "Afriques. Débats, méthodes et terrains d'histoire", 13 (2022). The most important layout and artifacts include two illuminated Garima Gospels which have been restored and are housed in a former chapel for female pilgrims. Most biblical scholars had previously proposed that these gospels, though inspired by Abba Garima's example, must have been written centuries after his death, probably in
36-407: Was a wonderworker who exorcised demons and performed miracles for the sick. Gärima died on 17 Säné (24 June). Giustino de Jacobis (Roman Catholic), Nine Saints • Armenian Apostolic liturgical calendar , Coptic calendar , Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar • [REDACTED] Category:Ethiopian saints Abba Garima Monastery Abba Garima Monastery
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