30 July 1936(1936-07-30) (aged 43–44) Addis Ababa, Italian East Africa
Denomination
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Sainthood
Venerated in
Ethiopia
Beatified
1940s onward
Abune Petros (Ge'ez: አቡነ ጴጥሮስ; born Haile Maryam;[1] 1882 – 29 July 1936) was an Ethiopian bishop and martyr, who was known for his execution by firing squad in 1936 by Fascist Italian troops for his resistance to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.[2]
^"Petros". Oxford African American Studies Center. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2023. Ethiopian bishop and martyr, was born in Fiche, North Shewa, Ethiopia, as Haile Maryam to a farming family.
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AbunePetros (Ge'ez: አቡነ ጴጥሮስ; born Haile Maryam; 1882 – 29 July 1936) was an Ethiopian bishop and martyr, who was known for his execution by firing squad...
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church), Bishop Abune Basilios, and Bishop AbunePetros (not to be confused with AbunePetros). The Derg then arrested Theophilos...
to continue resistance. On 21 June, Kassa held a meeting with Bishop AbunePetros and several other Patriot leaders at Debre Libanos, about 70 km (43 mi)...
Synod from Abiy. On 12 February, a nationwide protest was postponed. AbunePetros, the Secretary of the Holy Synod announced that the demonstration would...
Archbishops of Mekelle Abune Isayas Archbishops of Adigrat Abune Merhakirstos Archbishops of Shire AbunePetros Archbishops of Axum Abune Mekarios The leaders...
Basilios, First Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Abune Merkorios AbunePetros, patriot Abuna Takla Haymanot Abuna Theophilos, Second Patriarch...
the Ethiopians were repulsed on all sides. Despite a last rally by AbunePetros on the final day of the battle, who led a final advance in St George's...
Libanos Monastery in 1937 ordered by Italian viceroy Rudolfo Graziani. AbunePetros was amongst victims who was publicly executed by eight carabinieri in...
in 1959. Abune Selama I Kesatay Birhan (St. Frumentius) (c. 350–383) Minas or Elyas Abreham (late 4th century – early 5th century) Petros Abba Afse (late...
life imprisonment, and imposes the death penalty for aggravated gay sex. Abune Paulos, the late Patriarch of the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which...
in hagiography The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Wälättä P̣eṭros (1672). Walatta Petros (1592–1642) and her fellow student Ehete Krestos from Ethiopian...
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Abune Phillipos, died in 2002 and was succeeded by Abune Yacob. The reign of Abune Yacob as Patriarch of Eritrea was...
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