Menas of Ethiopia
| Menas ዓፄ ሜናስ | |||||
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Mural depicting Emperor Menas at Ura Kidane Mehret Church, Ethiopia | |||||
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||
| Reign | 1559–1563 | ||||
| Predecessor | Gelawdewos | ||||
| Successor | Sarsa Dengel | ||||
| Born | 1535 | ||||
| Died | 1563 (aged 27–28) Wag, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Adimas Moas | ||||
| Issue | Sarsa Dengel Lesana Kristos Hawaryat Tazkaro | ||||
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| House | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Lebna Dengel | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo(1535-1542) Islam(1542-1543) Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo(1543-1563) | ||||
Menas (Ge'ez: ሜናስ, romanized: mēnās) or Minas, throne name Admas Sagad I (Ge’ez: አድማስ ሰገድ, died 1563), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1559 until his death in 1563, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a brother of Gelawdewos and the son of Emperor Dawit II.