Abune Paulos

Religious Leader

Birthday November 3, 1935

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Ethiopia

DEATH DATE Aug 16, 2012 (76)

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About

Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1992 to 2012.

Before Fame

He went to the US to study at the St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary and later joined the doctoral program at the Princeton Theological Seminary.

Trivia

He received the Nansen Medal by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for his peace efforts and humanitarian work.

Family Life

His family was long associated with the Abba Garima Monastery near the town of Adwa in the Tigray Province.

Associated With

He was a leader of the church like Pope John Paul II.