Modern painting of Yared and his disciples singing to Gebre Meskel.
King of Axum
Reign
534–548[1]
Predecessor
Kaleb
Successor
Kostantinos
Born
Axum
Issue
Kostantinos[2]
Father
Kaleb
Gebre Meskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross") also known as Gabra Masqal was a King of Axum who reigned in the 6th century. He was a son of Kaleb of Axum and brother to Israel of Axum.[2] His reign is most notable for the compositions of hymns by the Ethiopian saint Yared.
^Sellassie 1972, pp. 159–160.
^ abTruhart, Peter (1984). Regents of Nations (Part 1). Munich: K. G. Saur. p. 101. ISBN 3-598-10492-8.
GebreMeskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross") also known as Gabra Masqal was a King of Axum who reigned in the 6th century. He was...
Lalibela (Ge'ez: ላሊበላ), regnal name GebreMeskel (Ge'ez: ገብረ መስቀል gäbrä mäsqäl, "Servant of the Cross"), was a king of the Zagwe dynasty, reigning from...
mention three sons of Kaleb named GebreMeskel, Israel and Gebre Krestos, who all reigned as kings after him. GebreMeskel (or Gabra Maskal) appears on several...
became a priest of the Holy Ark of Sion. During the reign of Emperor GebreMeskel (son of Emperor Kaleb), St. Yared significantly gained prominence for...
Ethiopian modern artist GebreMeskel Lalibela, king of Ethiopia Gebre Tasfa – Ethiopian governor (died 1815) Girma Bekele Gebre (born 1992), Ethiopian...
a Syrian influence. Stuart Munro-Hay notes that during the reign of GebreMeskel Lalibela, many Coptic Egyptians emigrated to Ethiopia and may have assisted...
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan restored the original name of Meskel Square, and the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front government returned the Meskel celebration...
of the Nine Saints, Abba Garima, and built by King Gabra Masqal (also GebreMeskel). The monastery became known for its early manuscript copy of the gospels...
Biete Meskel (House of the Cross) is an Orthodox underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The edifice was built...
century when Abreha and Atsbeha converted to Christianity to the reign of GebreMeskel in the early or mid-6th century. The reign lengths on Páez's and Dillmann's...
early 6th century Kaleb tradition names his son GebreMeskel c. early to mid 6th century GebreMeskel c. mid 6th century Alla Amidas c. 550 Israel tradition...
ascribed to having been built during the reign of the Zagwe dynasty ruler Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r. ca. 1181–1221). Archaeological analyses have discerned...
holy days such as Meskel. His successors, Haile Maryam Gebre and Wube Haile Maryam were Orthodox Christians. In 1783 Dejazmach Gebre allowed the matrimony...
Lalibela after eponymous king of the same name. During the reign of GebreMeskel Lalibela, eleven rock-hewn churches were constructed within the town...
Christian element, traced to Yared, who lived during the reign of Emperor GebreMeskel (Son of Kaleb of Aksumite Empire) in the 6th century. Yared was considered...
were hewn from monolithic blocks in the 13th century, under the king GebreMeskel Lalibela, to substitute for places in the Holy Land at a time when the...
jongleur and troubadour Asukai Masatsune, Japanese waka poet and writer GebreMeskel, ruler of the Ethiopian Empire (b. 1162) Gruffydd Fychan ap Iorwerth...
At last, when Iyasu failed to observe the important religious holiday of Meskel in the capital Addis Ababa, instead he remained in the predominantly Muslim...
Ge'ez inscription. Alternatively, this could simply be a throne name of GebreMeskel. This king's name could be an error. 234 Gabra Maskal 14 years 523–537...
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