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[[Image:StTaklaEl-HabashiIcon.jpg|right|thumb|Icon of St. Takla Haymanot the Ethiopian (''El-Habashi'')]] The great saint, '''Abba Takla Haymanot''' has a very prominent position in the [[Coptic]] Orthodox Church. The church celebrates an annual feast to commemorate the greatness of this [[Church of Ethiopia|Ethiopian]] saint (the saint's departure date/feast occurs on 24th day of Mesra according to the Coptic calendar = [[August 31]]).
==Life and ministry==
His father was an Ethiopian priest who loved [[Archangel#Michael|Archangel Michael]] and his mother was a rich and righteous woman who also loved Archangel Michael. Together, they always celebrated the archangel's feast on the twelfth of each month. After many years of prayer and supplications a son, "Feseha Zion" (the joy of Zion) was born into this family, for St. Takla's mother was barren until his birth.
==Related resources==
* [http://www.ethiopianorthodox.org/ EthiopianOrthodox.org]
* [http://www.ascleiden.nl/pdf/workingpaper52.pdf Abbink J. Abbink. ''A Bibliography on Christianity in Ethiopia''. Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2003]
[[Category:Non-Chalcedonian Saints]]
