Blessed Michael Ghebre

Also known as

• Ghébre Michael
• Mikael Gabra

Memorial

• 1 September

Profile

Converted to Christianity by Vincentian missionaries in 1844, Michael joined the Order himself. He was ordained in 1851, and served in the Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia. Arrested for his faith with four companions whose names have been lost to us during the persecution of Negus Theodore II. Dragged from place to place, he died a prisoner and martyr.

Born

• 1791 in Dibo, West Gojam (in modern Ethiopia)

Died

• 30 July 1855 from abuse and ill treatment in prison while travelling between Meccia Coreccia and Molicha Gebaba, Mirab Shewa (in modern Ethiopia)

Venerated

• 22 May 1926 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 3 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Michael, contact
     Vincentian Province of Ethiopia
     P.O. Box 2583
     Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Michael Ghebre”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 April 2010. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-michael-ghebre/>