Abba Garima
Saint Garima | |
|---|---|
| Abba | |
| Born | 5th century |
| Residence | Ethiopia |
| Died | 6th century Ethiopia |
| Venerated in | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Feast | June 24 |
| Attributes | Craftsman |
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 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.