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Abba Garima
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian saint From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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) composed at Endä Gärima[1] by a bishop Yohannan.[ref]Carlo Conti Rossini, “L’omilia di Yohannes vescovo di Aksum in onore di Garima,” Actes du Congrès International des Orientalistes, Section Sémitique (Paris, 1898), 140-177. Italian introduction, summary, and notes, Ge`ez text without translation.[/ref]
Abba Garima is known for founding the Abba Garima Monastery, and was also known as a craftsman.[2]
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Life
According to the hagiographical "Life," his father was Mäsfeyanos, King of Rum (Byzantium).[1]
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.[1]
Afterwards, Abba Gärima established a monastery at Mädära, where he stayed for about 20 years. At Mädära, he was a wonderworker who exorcised demons and performed miracles for the sick.[1]
Gärima died on 17 Säné (24 June).[1]
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