Walatta petros biography of abraham
Walatta Petros successfully leaves her husband, meets Ǝḫətä Krəstos, and becomes a nun at the age of twenty-five.
Walatta Petros was an Ethiopian religious leader who lived from to A noblewoman, she left her husband to lead the struggle against....
Walatta Petros
Ethiopian saint in 17th century
Walatta Petros (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጴጥሮስ; 1592 – 23 November 1642) was an Ethiopian saint.
Her hagiography, The Life-Struggles of Walatta Petros (Gädlä Wälättä P̣eṭros) was written in 1672. She is known for resisting conversion to Roman Catholicism, forming many religious communities, and performing miracles for those seeking asylum from kings.
The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros - A seventeenth-century African biography of an Ethiopian woman.Names
Walatta Petros's name in the Ge'ez script is written as ወለተ ጴጥሮስ. It is transliterated into the Latin alphabet in many ways online and scholarship, including the Library of Congress spelling Walata Péṭros and Walatta Pēṭros.
Her name is a compound name, meaning "Daughter of [St] Peter," and should not be improperly shortened from "Walatta Petros" to "Petros." Other spellings are Walata Petros, Wallatta Petros, Wallata Petros, Waleta Petros, Waletta Petros, Walete Petros, Walleta Petros, Welete Petros, Wolata Petros plus Walatta Pétros, Walatta Pietros, Walatta Petrus, and Wälätä P'ét'