Abba Yem'ata

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian saint

Saint Yem’ata
Abba
Born	5th century
Residence	Ethiopia
Died	6th century Ethiopia
Venerated in	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Feast	November 2

Abba Yäm’ata or Yem’ata (probably fl. late 400s and early 500s A.D.) was one of the Nine Saints of Ethiopia.^[1]

He founded a monastery in Gär’alta in Endärta woreda, Tigray Region. His feast day is on 23 Teqemt (2 November).^[2]

The church of Abuna Yemata Guh is dedicated to him.

References

^ "The Nine Saints of Ethiopia: Pioneers of Christianity". Aleteia. 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ Metaferia, Seifu (2023). "Yamata". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

Nine Saints of Ethiopia

v t e Ethiopian saints by feast day
January	Abeluzius (15th) Tsahma (24th)
March	Alef (20th)
May	Saint Abraham (5th) Yared (19th) Kaleb (28th) Ablak (30th)
June	Aftse (5th) Guba (5th) Garima (24th)
July	Moses the Black (1st) Giyorgis of Segla (14th)
August	Tekle Haymanot (17th and 24th)
September	Abnodius (3rd) Melki of Clysma (11th) Daysa the Egyptian (12th) Anbas (13th) Mamas the Martyr (15th) Lebna Dengel (15th) Fasilidas (19th) Yasay (19th) Matronya (20th) Aflahos (22nd) Absadi (27th)
October	Sharda Hawaryat (1st) Matlan the physician (4th) Lawa-Krestos (5th) Basalota Mika’el (5th) ‘Oyoranos (5th) ‘Abtlemanos of Shoka (7th) Aregawi (24th) Ezana (1st) Saizana (1st)
November	Yem’ata (2nd)
December	Iyasus Mo'a (5th) Liqanos (7th) Samuel of Waldebba (21st) Frumentius (27th)
All months	Gabra Manfas Qeddus (5th) Tekle Haymanot (24th)
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