Abune Petros | |
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| Native name | አቡነ ጴጥሮስ |
| Province | Wollo and Menz |
| Diocese | East Ethiopia, |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1916 |
| Consecration | May 29, 1929 by Pope John XIX of Alexandria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Haile Maryam 1882 |
| Died | 30 July 1936 (aged 43–44) Addis Ababa, Italian East Africa |
| Denomination | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Ethiopia |
| Beatified | 1940s onward |
Abune Petros (Ge'ez: አቡነ ጴጥሮስ; born Haile Maryam;[1] 1882 – 29 July 1936) was an Ethiopian bishop and martyr, who was known for his execution by firing squad in 1936 by Fascist Italian troops for his resistance to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.[2]
- ^ "Petros". Oxford African American Studies Center. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
Ethiopian bishop and martyr, was born in Fiche, North Shewa, Ethiopia, as Haile Maryam to a farming family.
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