Abuna Aregawi
Legacy
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus
Early Life
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who was one of the 9 saints who came to Ethiopia and helped spread Christianity in the northern regions of Ethiopia?

Abuna Aregawi

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What monetary was founded by him?

Debre Damo

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Who is known as "the star of the Desert"?

Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus

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What did Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus dedicate his life to 

learning scripture and spiritual growth/ to God

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Which Archangel helped him establish his monestary?

Archangel Michael

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Who are not allowed to enter his monestary?

Women and animlas

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What miricales did he preform on animals?

resurrection

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What animals did he live with in the wild?

Lions and Tigers

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What is said to have helped him climb the mountain?

A giant serpent

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How does one get up to the mountain?

By rope

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What did Satan do to him?

Blind him for 98 years

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Who was Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus raised by?

Monks

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How long did he stay in Axum?

12 years

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Where do pilgrims go to to honor Abuna Aregawi's ascention to heaven?

Debre Damo

400

What did Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus survive off of?

Without water and food/ sustained only by God

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Where did Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus live?

Egyptian Dessert

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Which council did he flea persecution from?

Council of Chalcedon in Rome

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On which holiday do we commemorate Abuna Aregawi?

Timket

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Which two Kings did he meet?

King Harbey and King Lalibela

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How old was Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus when he was taken to live in the desert?

3 Years old

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