About Abba Yamata
Abba Yamata was a monk and missionary.
Abba Yäm’ata or Yem’ata (probably late 400s and early 500s A.D.) was one of the Nine Saints of Ethiopia.
He founded a monastery in Gär’alta in Endärta woreda, Tigray Region. His feast day is on 23 Teqemt (2 November).
The church of Abuna Yemata Guh is dedicated to him.
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Who was Abba Yamata?
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian saint
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Abba Yamata was a monk and missionary.
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