Tä'ammerä Iyäsus (Miracles of Jesus) and several historical documents [18th century] 16 Jan 2011
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Ewostatewos, approximately 1273-approximately 1352, monk
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Founder of the Monastery of Dabra Sarabi, located near where he was born in Tigray. As a consequence of having established his monastery, Ewostatewos had many disciples who, in turn, went on to found monasteries elsewhere in Tigray, in the region of Lake Tana to the west, and especially in the regions further to the north in what is now Eritrea. His successors at Däbrä Särabi were equally influential in promoting the missionary work for which the movement was renowned. E...
Monastery of Dabra Sarabi (active approximately 1300)
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The monastery of Däbrä Särabi was founded by the monk Ewostatewos c. 1300, near where he was born in Tigray. It served as the centre of a monastic reform movement directed on the one hand towards combatting paganism, while on the other it served as opposition to Coptic orthodoxy, which in turn was linked closely to the Ethiopian monarchy. Ewostatewos sought independence from secular authority and antagonized the monarchy by criticizing aspects of its moral conduct. Furthermore, he ...